Cornell Faculty Vote No Confidence in Leadership Over Gang-Rape Handling

Cornell University faculty have begun a non-binding no-confidence vote against President Michael Kotlikoff over his administration's handling of the alleged 2024 gang rape of student Jane Doe.

• The vote opened Thursday and runs until November 6, after faculty rejected delaying it pending an independent investigation.
• Twenty female science and engineering faculty members have called on Kotlikoff to resign in a letter to trustees.
• Cornell expelled two of the seven accused students and gave the others essays, workshops or short suspensions.
• Two of the accused men have sought to remove Attorney General Letitia James from the reopened probe over her social media posts.