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Cornell faculty declares ‘no confidence’ in school leaders in fallout from alleged gang-rape

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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.

The resolution passed 75-50, with five faculty senators abstaining and five others not voting, according to an email sent to members of the faculty senate on Friday afternoon.

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