Cornell faculty senate issues no confidence vote on administration’s handling of sexual assault
The 75-50 vote follows a lawsuit that alleges Cornell mishandled a 2024 fraternity sexual assault case and failed to protect students.
- On Friday, the Cornell University Faculty Senate approved a no-confidence resolution regarding President Michael Kotlikoff, passing the measure 75-50 with five abstentions and five members not voting.
- The vote follows a lawsuit filed in September by former student Jane Doe alleging sexual assault and forced drug use at the Chi Phi fraternity in October 2024, which sparked protests and scrutiny of the university's response policies.
- Paul Ortiz, a labor history professor who co-sponsored the resolution, said last week that "the Jane Doe case is but a tip of the iceberg," while 165 faculty members supported the measure.
- Although the Faculty Senate lacks dismissal authority, Board of Trustees chair Anne Meinig Smalling confirmed the board remains confident in Kotlikoff's leadership, despite acknowledging campus distress from the vote.
- The university awaits an independent review led by former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates, while New York Attorney General Letitia James oversees a separate criminal investigation into the 2024 allegations.
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Cornell Administration Loses Faculty's 'No Confidence' Vote
Cornell's faculty delivered a public recall to its leadership on Friday over the university's handling of sexual assault. The faculty Senate approved a one-line resolution declaring it has "no confidence" in the central administration's ability to address what it calls an ongoing crisis, with 56% voting in favor and 37%...
The teachers' representatives do not have the power to dismiss the administrators, but their vote is a disavowal for President Michael Kotlikoff, directly challenged by this young woman. In response to this vote, the university's board of directors brought his "support" to Mr Kotlikoff. The resolution adopted questions "the ability of the central administration to deal effectively with the persistent crisis of sexual assault at Cornell Universit…
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The faculty adopted on Friday a motion of distrust against the leaders of the prestigious institution, accused of mishandling sexual violence.
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The faculty of American Cornell University, shaken by an accusation of gang rape of a student, adopted a motion of no confidence denouncing the management of sexual violence by the leaders of the prestigious institution.
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