Cornell president vows 'serious look' at fraternities, sororities in wake of rape allegations
Michael Kotlikoff said Cornell will back an outside review as state investigators examine the university’s handling of the alleged attack.
- On Saturday, Cornell University President Michael Kotlikoff broke his silence on the 2024 sexual assault case, announcing support for New York Attorney General Letitia James to assume the criminal investigation from local officials.
- New York Gov. Kathy Hochul condemned how Cornell police conducted the original investigation, vowing Friday to 'unravel the investigation's failures' after authorities allegedly failed to elevate gang rape claims to the district attorney.
- Cornell retracted earlier claims, admitting it only shared a sworn statement and Snapchat screenshot with Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten, who previously declined to bring charges based on the limited documentation.
- Student groups plan Monday protests to 'hold our university responsible,' while the Cornell chapter of the American Association of University Professors lambasted the administration's response as deeply disturbing.
- Kotlikoff announced the school board will detail an independent review by an outside law firm next week, acknowledging the university must 'do better' to prevent future sexual violence in the community.
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The Washington Free BeaconCornell’s President Misses the Point—In a Telling Way
In contrast to the drunk or drugged or immature Cornell students, the university’s president, Michael Kotlikoff, is supposed to be a sober grownup.He’s in his 70s and has been on the Cornell faculty since 2000. He was dean of Cornell’s School of Veterinary Medicine from 2007 to 2015, and was provost of the entire university from 2015 to 2024. Yet in the aftermath of Cornell student Jane Doe’s civil lawsuit claiming that she was subjected to “hei…
Cornell Will Take “Serious Look” at Role of Greek Life
Meanwhile, The New York Times has published details from documents that reveal how Cornell punished the seven men accused of raping a former student. Cornell University will re-examine its sexual assault prevention and response efforts and take a “serious look at the role of fraternities and sororities in campus life,” President Michael Kotlikoff said in a video statement Saturday.
Cornell University president says school ‘must do better’ in face of sexual assault allegations
The president of Cornell University, Michael I. Kotlikoff, said Saturday that the school “must do better” in addressing sexual assault allegations, responding in a video statement to the 2024 experiences of an individual known as “Jane Doe.” In an eight-minute video statement released on October 3, Kotlikoff described the past week as “one of the most difficult weeks” in Cornell’s history, expressing that what happened to Jane Doe was “deeply di…
Cornell president speaks out in video statement on sexual assault case
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