People walk on a college campus with a large stone clock tower in the background.
Cornell University's campus on 13 October 2026 in Ithaca, New York. Photograph: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
Cornell University's campus on 13 October 2026 in Ithaca, New York. Photograph: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
Cornell faculty declares ‘no confidence’ in school leaders in fallout from alleged gang-rape

Faculty senate passed resolution expressing deep discontent with school’s response to alleged fraternity rape

Cornell University’s faculty senate approved a resolution on Friday declaring “no confidence” in the school’s top leaders, a symbolic gesture reflecting deep discontent on campus in the wake of a former student’s lawsuit saying she was gang-raped at a fraternity party in 2024.