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NYC Council demands top universities testify about fraternity sex assaults in wake of Cornell scandal

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New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Menin has sent letters to leaders at major NYC universities, including NYU and Columbia, requesting they testify under oath about their actions against fraternity-related sexual misconduct during a Dec. 15 hearing. The request follows recent scandals such as the Cornell case involving alleged gang rape and another federal case at FIT where a student died after being drugged and raped. Menin’s letters cite state data showing over 1,100 sexual misconduct incidents reported across ten schools in the 2024 school year, leading to just six expulsions and ten suspensions. The council aims to use this hearing to address accountability measures and protect students from sexual assault.

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The New York City Council is demanding that leaders from top universities testify about fraternity-related sexual assaults following a scandal at Cornell University. On December 15, university presidents from institutions like NYU, Columbia, and Fordham are expected to appear before the council's Committee on Higher Education under oath. The move aims to address the nearly 1,100 reported sexual misconduct incidents in the 2024 academic year across these schools' Title IX offices. Speaker Menin sent letters to over a dozen universities requesting their participation, emphasizing the need for accountability measures despite New York City being home to approximately 500,000 students across more than 100 institutions.

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The 10 universities receive more over $41 million in discretionary funding from the council, which the city hopes will play a role in convincing them to participate in the hearing.

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Menin sent out letters Tuesday to leaders of local higher ed institutions — including New York University, Columbia University, Fordham University and the City University of New York — requesting their appearance at a Dec. 15 hearing before the council’s Committee on Higher Education. asserted

Menin → send → Education

“With approximately 500,000 students enrolled in over 100 colleges and universities across the five boroughs, New York City is one of the world’s great centers of higher education,” Menin wrote in a letter addressed to Columbia’s president Jennifer Mnookin. asserted

Menin → enrol → president

“Yet campuses in New York City and across the country continue to be plagued with incidents of rape, sexual assault, dating violence, stalking, and online abuse.” asserted

campuses → continue → rape

Menin is asking for the university presidents to testify under oath about what actions they’ve taken to protect students from sexual assault and misconduct involving fraternities. asserted

they → ask → fraternities

Other schools contacted by the speaker include St. John’s University, Pace University, The New School, Mercy University, Touro College and Yeshiva University. asserted

schools → contact → University

A staggering 1,100 sexual misconduct incidents were reported across the 10 schools’ respective Title IX offices in the 2024 school year, according to state data. uncertain

incidents → report → data

Of those cases, six lead to expulsion, while 10 led to suspensions, said the data reported through the state’s “Enough is Enough” law. asserted

Enough → lead → law

The 10 universities receive more over $41 million in discretionary funding from the council, which the city hopes will play a role in convincing them to participate in the hearing. asserted

city → receive → hearing

Students and sexual assault survivors will also be invited to participate and provide testimony at the hearing, a council spokesperson said. asserted

spokesperson → invite → hearing

The council cited the shocking alleged rape case that’s rocked the upstate Ithaca campus and made national headlines as part of the impetus for the upcoming hearing. asserted

that → cite → hearing

The alleged victim, a former Cornell sorority girl, filed suit in September accusing seven men of being involved in a drug-fueled gang rape attacking her at a fraternity house in October 2024. asserted

victim → allege → October

One of them even disgustingly advertised “free p—y” in a fraternity Snapchat group, according to the suit. uncertain

One → advertise → suit

The council also cited a harrowing federal case in which a man was accused of drugging a Fashion Institute of Technology student with fentanyl and raping her in her dorm room in March. asserted

man → cite → March

She died in the hospital several days later. asserted

She → die → hospital

“Rather than waiting for another scandal to occur, the Council is proactively calling university leadership before the public to answer questions directly about the accountability measures in place,” the City Council said in a statement. FIT, which is part of the State University Of New York, was not on the list of colleges whose testimony was requested. asserted

testimony → wait → colleges

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