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Cornell's Faculty Senate votes "no confidence" in university's administration

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Zanger, J., & Saeidi, M. (2026, November 6). Cornell's Faculty Senate votes "no confidence" in university's administration. CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cornell-faculty-senates-no-confidence-vote-results/

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CBS News · collected 2026-11-06 · by Jesse Zanger, Mahsa Saeidi

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Cornell University's Faculty Senate voted 75-50 to express no confidence in President Michael Kotlikoff and other administrators over the university’s handling of sexual assault issues. The resolution accuses the administration of failing to address the problem adequately and calls for significant changes to reduce incidents of sexual assault on campus, improve support for survivors, and ensure accountability for perpetrators.
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On November 6, 2026, the Cornell University Faculty Senate voted 75-50 to issue a vote of no confidence in the university leadership, following allegations that a former female student was drugged, assaulted, and gang-raped by seven members of the Chi Phi fraternity in 2024. The resolution aims to pressure Cornell's trustees to address what faculty view as longstanding institutional failures regarding sexual assault cases on campus. While the vote is symbolic and does not directly impact leadership decisions or President Michael Kotlikoff’s position, supporters hope it will prompt the university to take immediate action to restore trust among students, faculty, and staff.

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Jesse Zanger
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We have suspended this individual and will move to terminate employment pending the outcome of the conviction.
"We believe that the Faculty Senate did not reach this decision lightly and considered all available information," Doe's attorney Thomas Giuffra said in a statement "We are hopeful that this will be yet another step forward to educate the Cornell community by addressing the longstanding scourge of sexual assault on campus."
"There was nothing that was happening that would make people have to disguise themselves as construction workers, surround a man's car with his 5-year-old son in it, coming from school at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, and shoot him in the neck in the car," Public Advocate Jumaane Williams said.
A gray vehicle with a bullet hole in the windshield could be seen in the middle of the road.
The investigation into will be reopened, authorities said Monday.
"As the concert promoter for Ed Sheeran's U.S. Loop Tour, we have been notified by venues on the upcoming U.S. tour dates that they will not allow a concert to take place with Macklemore on the lineup, which would result in the cancellation of the tour and impact hundreds of thousands of fans.
That someone would harbor such hatred toward our way of life and seek to target the New York State Capitol and New York state senators - that's an attack on democracy itself, and one we will not tolerate."
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"We believe that the Faculty Senate did not reach this decision lightly and considered all available information," Doe's attorney Thomas Giuffra said in a statement "We are hopeful that this will be yet another step forward to educate the Cornell community by addressing the longstanding scourge of sexual assault on campus."
Additionally, on Tuesday, Kotlikoff announced sweeping changes, saying Cornell will on an arrangement to bring in independent experts to investigate sexual assault allegations.
DA reopens the case Meanwhile, Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten is reopening the criminal investigation, saying in part "Jane Doe's sworn statement in November of 2024 did not allege that she was drugged against her will or gang raped."
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"We're looking at next steps for concrete change: addressing hazing and fraternity culture; demanding transparency from the administration, including seeing the full Yates report; reforming the Title IX process and sanctions to hold perpetrators accountable; working with outside law enforcement agencies for independent, trauma-informed investigations; and improving support for survivors.
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"We believe that the Faculty Senate did not reach this decision lightly and considered all available information," Doe's attorney Thomas Giuffra said in a statement "We are hopeful that this will be yet another step forward to educate the Cornell community by addressing the longstanding scourge of sexual assault on campus."

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Cornell University's Faculty Senate approved , including Cornell President Michael Kotlikoff and other administrators. asserted
Senate → approve → Kotlikoff
Members of the faculty told CBS News New York the resolution questions whether the ongoing crisis of sexual assault on campus. asserted
resolution → tell → campus
The vote, which passed 75-50, is largely symbolic and does not require university leadership to step down. asserted
which → pass → leadership
Five faculty senators abstained and five others did not vote. asserted
others → abstain → ?
The vote follows weeks of outrage over Cornell's handling of sexual assault allegations, including asserted
vote → follow → allegations
It is a call for real, systemic change; not a slow-moving taskforce, weakly enforced ban on fraternity parties, or expensive PR damage control, but meaningful, evidence-based steps to reduce the incidence of sexual assault on campus and provide significant support to and justice for survivors," sponsors of the measure said in a statement. asserted
sponsors → move → statement
"We believe that the Faculty Senate did not reach this decision lightly and considered all available information," Doe's attorney Thomas Giuffra said in a statement "We are hopeful that this will be yet another step forward to educate the Cornell community by addressing the longstanding scourge of sexual assault on campus." asserted
this → believe → campus
The no-confidence measure's sponsors accused the administration of "repeated attempts to silence us." asserted
sponsors → accuse → us
"The faculty have come together to express our discontent and to demand that Cornell do better. asserted
Cornell → come → discontent
We are speaking up for our students, colleagues, staff and alumni who have called on us to hold the administration accountable. asserted
administration → speak → us
From addressing the root causes of rape culture on campus to calling out the ways Title IX has been weaponized against survivors, we will use our collective voice to bring about real change," the sponsors said. asserted
sponsors → address → change
"We're looking at next steps for concrete change: addressing hazing and fraternity culture; demanding transparency from the administration, including seeing the full Yates report; reforming the Title IX process and sanctions to hold perpetrators accountable; working with outside law enforcement agencies for independent, trauma-informed investigations; and improving support for survivors. asserted
perpetrators → look → survivors
"Now we begin the process of rebuilding our beloved university into what we all know and believe it can be: a place of learning and growth; curiosity and discovery; and safety and belonging." Last week, until after an . asserted
it → begin → an
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