# Cornell faculty declares ‘no confidence’ in school leaders in fallout from alleged gang-rape

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/cornell-faculty-declares-no-confidence-in-school-leaders-in-fallout-from-alleged-gang-rape/
- Published: 2026-11-06T21:11:37+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T21:21:31+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/06/cornell-faculty-declares-no-confidence-school-leaders
- Topics: Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Cornell faculty senators voted no confidence in university leaders.
- The vote was 75 to 50, with ten senators abstaining or not voting.
- Faculty criticism centres on the university’s handling of sexual misconduct allegations.

## Summary

Cornell University’s faculty senate has voted “no confidence” in the university’s senior leaders, expressing dissatisfaction with their response to allegations of sexual assault involving a former student. The symbolic resolution highlights continuing campus concerns about how the university handles sexual misconduct and could increase pressure on its trustees to act.

The resolution passed 75 to 50, with five senators abstaining and five not voting. The former student’s lawsuit alleges she was drugged with ketamine and raped at a Chi Phi fraternity party in October 2024; the seven men named have denied the allegations or denied involvement. Cornell imposed a range of disciplinary measures on six of them, while the criminal investigation, initially closed by a local prosecutor, has been reopened and transferred to New York’s attorney general. The resolution did not call for President Michael Kotlikoff to resign.

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