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Cornell University has begun a no-confidence vote for the school’s leadership after an alleged gang rape prompted public outcry over sexual assault on college campuses and scrutiny over the university’s handling of the case.
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rape → begin → case
Faculty members started the no-confidence vote on Thursday that is expected to continue until November 6.
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that → start → November
The initiative is non-binding, but could send a message that president Michael Kotlikoff has lost the confidence of the school’s faculty.
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Kotlikoff → send → faculty
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president → vow → case
the Cornell gang rape case has raised concerns about fraternity culture
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case → raise → culture
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“Hundreds of students, staff, faculty and alumni approached the sponsors of this resolution to emphasize to us that the Jane Doe case is but a tip of the iceberg
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,” said Paul Ortiz, the lead faculty sponsor of the resolution.
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A lawsuit filed last month alleges that a female student, identified as Jane Doe, was drugged and gang raped by seven male students at a fraternity house in 2024.
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student → file → 2024
The case has raised questions about whether the university acted with sufficient urgency or downplayed the alleged abuse in order to protect its reputation.
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university → raise → reputation
The university initially shut down the fraternity and suspended the male students, two of whom were later expelled.
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Faculty considered on Wednesday whether to postpone a vote of no confidence, with some urging patience and others arguing that the vote was a necessary response to institutional reluctance to take the issue seriously.
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vote → consider → issue
The Associated Press news agency reported that the debate took place after a group of 20 female science and engineering faculty members called on Kotlikoff to resign in a letter to trustees.
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group → report → trustees
“What our community needed was clear leadership; instead, it faced a leadership vacuum,” the letter stated.
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letter → need → vacuum
Kotlikoff sought to address the fallout in a statement earlier this month in which he listed a number of preliminary responses.
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he → seek → responses
“I am deeply sorry for the harm Jane Doe suffered in 2024, and appalled that this act of sexual violence occurred within our Cornell community,” he said.
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he → suffer → community
Two of the men accused of taking part in the alleged rape of Jane Doe have asked for New York Attorney General Letitia James to be removed from her role overseeing the renewed criminal probe into the case over social media posts from the attorney general expressing support for the accuser prior to her appointment.
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James → accuse → appointment
A judge on Thursday appeared sceptical of one of the challenges, which James’ office has said are “without merit”.
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office → appear → merit
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