After facing public backlash, Polymarket has removed a market that allowed users to wager on the fate of the seven Cornell University students accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a fraternity house in 2024. The prediction market archived the market, which asked whether any of the so-called Cornell 7 would be charged with a…
After facing public backlash, Polymarket has removed a market that allowed users to wager on the fate of the seven Cornell University students accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a fraternity house in 2024. The prediction market archived the market, which asked whether any of the so-called Cornell 7 would be charged with a…
Her secondhand account of the president's remark, which Cornell disputes, comes as faculty prepare for a potential vote of no confidence in the Ivy League school's leadership.
In a letter, the former student said she felt “unsupported” after hearing about an exchange between the school president and her sorority sister. Officials disputed her account of the conversation.
A former Cornell University student who said she was raped at a fraternity in 2024 penned a letter to faculty leaders last week, saying that she did not feel supported by the school’s president, Michael I. Kotlikoff.
A former Cornell student’s lawsuit accusing members of a fraternity of sexual assault stirred anger and debate at the university and on college campuses nationwide.
In our first edition of The Backstory, a new newsletter about Times journalism, we’re diving into coverage of a rape allegation and talking to a critic who says we’re not tough enough on Trump.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand called for the passage of the Campus Accountability and Safety Act to address systemic failures in protecting students following allegations of sexual assault at Cornell University.
The alleged Cornell University gang rape has put a spotlight on programs and educational initiatives at colleges that address sexual violence. But as Cornell’s president promises more student education on the issue after uproar on campus, the effectiveness of these efforts has come under nationwide scrutiny. Cornell President Michael Kotlikoff said the university wants…
The fallout from sexual assault allegations at Cornell University continues. Faculty members plan to introduce a resolution of no confidence in how leadership handled an alleged gang rape at a fraternity. The university has suspended fraternity parties through the academic year and committed to "a thorough review of fraternity life." Amna Nawaz discussed more with Jud Horras and John Hechinger.
Cornell University's handling of an alleged fraternity house gang rape is raising questions about how a decades-old federal civil rights law shapes colleges' treatment of campus sexual assault.
Cornell University President Michael Kotlikoff knew in 2024 that a student had reported being gang raped at a fraternity house, but never followed up to learn what had happened to her or whether any of the accused students had been punished.
The university also plans to work with New York State Police to allow independent criminal investigators to investigate sexual misconduct allegations and add a case manager to help those who report sexual misconduct navigate the university's procedures.
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