Cornell suspends fraternity parties for rest of academic year amid sexual assault controversy
The university also added a case manager for sexual misconduct reports and a zero-tolerance policy for fraternity violations, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Cornell University suspended all fraternity social events through the 2026–27 academic year, instituting a "zero tolerance" policy for violations that triggers immediate emergency chapter suspensions.
- The decision follows mounting public outrage regarding the university's handling of a 2024 sexual assault allegation involving a female student at a fraternity house.
- Cornell President Michael Kotlikoff announced a partnership with New York State Police, integrating independent, trauma-informed criminal investigators into campus processes to handle sex crime allegations.
- The institution is also adding a dedicated case manager to the Office of Civil Rights to help students reporting sexual misconduct navigate the reporting process.
- These measures accompany a broader review of fraternity life, reflecting a national climate of urgency demonstrated by recent "Stop Sexual Violence" protests in Washington.
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Ithaca (New York), 13 Oct (EFE).- Cornell University (USA) announced on Tuesday that parties in fraternities houses are suspended for the rest of the academic year, in the first step towards a "systemic change" in the institution after the reopening of the criminal investigation into the alleged group rape of [...] La entrada Cornell University vetoes the fraternities parties the rest of the course was first published in HolaNews.
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NettavisenThe elite Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, is suspending all social events at fraternities on campus until the end of the 2026/2027 academic year.
ITHACA (ANP/AFP) - Cornell University in the American state of New York has suspended fraternity events for this academic year. This follows strong criticism of the university for failing to act after an alleged gang rape within one of the fraternities in 2024....
Cornell University announced on Tuesday the suspension of the celebrations organized by the fraternities, the male student associations, until the end of the academic year, after indignation aroused in the United States by accusations of rape in a meeting on a student.
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