Cornell trustees back Jewish president after confrontation with pro-Palestinian protesters

Cornell criticizes students after its president bumps them with his car - The Boston Globe

The trustees of Cornell University on Friday blamed students for an incident last month in which the university's president bumped his vehicle into them after a debate about Israel and Palestinians.

Cornell president cleared for slowly backing car into activists: ‘No criminal charges warranted’

Cornell University President Michael Kotlikoff has been cleared of wrongdoing for slowly backing his car into student protesters and activists who had surrounded his vehicle following an Israel-Palestinian debate. The protesters have also been cleared, according to the Ad Hoc Special Committee of the Board of Trustees, which stated in a memo Friday that the Tompkins County District Attorney’s… Source

Cornell President Cleared of Wrongdoing In Parking Lot Incident

Anti-Israel activists harassed him and then trapped him in his car, surrounding it and then claiming he hit them when he tried to back out of the parking spot. But the activists refused medical attention or to submit sworn statements.

Cornell trustees back Jewish president after confrontation with pro-Palestinian protesters

Cornell University’s Jewish president will not be penalized for a recent campus altercation with pro-Palestinian protesters who had surrounded his car following a campus debate on Israel, an investigation by the university concluded Friday. The Ivy League school’s Board of Trustees issued a statement of support for Michael Kotlikoff following an investigation into the April 30 incident. Kotlikoff had recused himself from the investigation, which…

Cornell Trustees Conclude Review of Kotlikoff Incident

An ad hoc special committee of the Cornell University Board of Trustees has concluded its review of an April 30 incident involving Cornell President Michael Kotlikoff and a group of individuals on campus. According to a statement released on Friday by the university, the committee,  made up of the chair and vice chairs of the […]

‘No criminal charges warranted’ for either party after Cornell president backs car into students - The Ithaca Voice

ITHACA, N.Y. —  Neither Cornell University President Michael Kotlikoff nor the student protestors who he backed his car into will face criminal charges, according to a statement from the university. The May 15 announcement comes about two weeks after Kotlikoff backed his car into a group of students who surrounded his vehicle as they questioned him about Cornell’s campus free speech policies. Kotlikoff hit one student and allegedly rolled over t…