Members of Cornell University’s Faculty Senate issued a vote of no confidence against the school’s top leaders’ ability to manage the response to a former student’s lawsuit, saying she was gang raped at a fraternity house, the school said.

The Senate’s resolution passed 75-50, with five faculty senators abstaining and five others not voting, according to an email sent Friday evening.

It does not recommend removals or suggest how to manage the controversy’s fallout.

The governing body addressed the matter after a former student filed a lawsuit under the pseudonym Jane Doe, alleging that seven fraternity members sexually assaulted her in October 2024 and that Cornell University mishandled her complaints at the time.

The vote came after weeks of internal debate among admin and professors over whether Cornell President Michael Kotlikoff and other administrators handled the woman’s allegations properly.

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Voting began over a week ago on Oct. 28, following a closed-door meeting on Oct.…