Education

Cornell’s Faculty Turns on Its Own Leadership After Alleged Gang-Rape Goes Largely Unanswered

When a university’s own faculty senate turns against its leadership in a formal, recorded vote, something has gone badly wrong. At Cornell University, that moment arrived Friday, driven by a former student’s explosive lawsuit alleging she was gang-raped at a fraternity party two years ago. The vote was 75 to 50, and the message was hard to misread.