Cornell faculty vote no confidence in university's leadership
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The faculty senate of Cornell University approved a resolution Friday declaring no confidence in the school's top leaders, a symbolic gesture reflecting deep discontent on campus…
The faculty senate of Cornell University approved a resolution Friday declaring no confidence in the school's top leaders, a symbolic gesture reflecting deep discontent on campus in the wake of a former student's lawsuit saying she was gang raped at a fraternity party in 2024.
The resolution passed 75-50, with five faculty senators abstaining and five others not voting, according to an email sent to senate members on Friday afternoon.
The vote followed weeks of debate among professors over whether Cornell President Michael Kotlikoff and other administrators handled the woman's allegations properly and have done enough to curtail sexual misconduct at the prestigious Ithaca, N.Y., university.
While the faculty body has no power over the university's top leaders, backers of the resolution had said they hoped it would pressure Cornell's trustees to address longstanding institutional failures…
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