Faculty members at Cornell University will gather Wednesday to finish a debate and vote on a proposed no-confidence resolution against university leadership over its response to a woman who reported she was gang raped at a university frat house in 2024.
Wednesday’s vote comes after a closed-door Oct. 14 Faculty Senate meeting, where angry members confronted Cornell University President Michael Kotlikoff about the school’s handling of the allegations.
The meeting was closed to the press, but an audio recording was obtained by The Associated Press , in which you can hear Kotlikoff acknowledging missteps but defending his leadership.
Kotlikoff urged faculty members to have confidence in his leadership, warning that replacing him could harm the university’s reputation.
Asked by a faculty member whether he read the Cornell Police Department’s report on the rape allegations , Kotlikoff acknowledged he had not.…