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Cornell faculty prepare no-confidence vote against administration over handling of alleged sexual assault case
About 40 senators back the measure as faculty and students press for an outside review of the university’s handling of the case.
- On Monday, the Cornell University Faculty Senate introduced a no-confidence resolution against the administration regarding its handling of a 2024 alleged gang rape, with approximately 40 senators expressing support for the measure.
- Student anger intensified Monday night during a campus rally where protesters chanted "shame" and "resign," while earlier that day, anonymous activists vandalized the administration building, painting messages including "smash the patriarchy."
- New evidence shows Cornell police drafted letters to Verizon and T-Mobile in 2024 asking them to "preserve all available data," though it remains unclear whether investigators sent the requests or prosecutors received them.
- Attorney General Letitia James will serve as special prosecutor after New York Gov. Kathy Hochul stated she "lost faith" in Van Houten's ability to oversee the inquiry, citing investigative failures.
- Groups plan a seven-hour sit-in Wednesday "in solidarity with Jane Doe," while associate professor Sabrina Karim emphasized that trust has been broken and the community must unite to demand changes.
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First on CNN: Cornell faculty prepare no-confidence vote against administration over handling of alleged sexual assault case
Members of the Cornell University Faculty Senate have introduced a resolution for a vote of no confidence against the university administration for its handling of the 2024 alleged gang rape on campus, as calls for reform and accountability reverberate with hundreds of protesters gathering on campus.
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Members of the Cornell University faculty senate submitted a vote of no confidence resolution to the university administration over the way it handled a case of alleged gang rape on campus in 2024.
Members of the Cornell University Faculty Senate have submitted a resolution of no confidence in the university's administration for the way it handled the.
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