# How Cornell has deepened college women’s nihilism about campus assault

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/how-cornell-has-deepened-college-womens-nihilism-about-campus-assault/
- Published: 2026-11-11T13:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T13:26:53+00:00
- Original publisher: Vox (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.vox.com/life/510218/cornell-college-women-nihilism-dating-campus-assault
- Topics: Politics, Software, Technology

## Key points

- Cornell faces renewed scrutiny over its response to sexual assault allegations.
- Seven men are accused and deny wrongdoing; none has been criminally charged.
- Students interviewed say repeated cases have left them doubtful about change.

## Summary

A lawsuit by a former Cornell student, who alleges seven men coerced her into taking drugs and raped her, has renewed scrutiny of how universities respond to sexual assault. The men deny wrongdoing and none has been criminally charged, while the controversy has fuelled concern among students that repeated public outrage is not leading to lasting change.

New York’s attorney general appointed a former federal prosecutor to investigate the allegations, and Cornell’s faculty senate voted no confidence in the administration’s handling of sexual assault; the university’s trustees have said they retain confidence in it. A separate 2023 lawsuit alleges Cornell failed to take two students’ assault accusations seriously. The article cites a 2017 study that found the often-used estimate of one in five women experiencing campus assault was a reasonable average, and more than 25,000 incidents of student sexual misconduct were documented in New York from 2018 to 2024.

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