Key Facts

• The lawsuit says a female student identified as Jane Doe was drugged and raped by seven male students at a fraternity house in 2024.
• Cornell initially shut down the fraternity and suspended the accused students; two were later expelled.
• Faculty began the no-confidence vote on Thursday after debating whether to delay it.
• Lead faculty sponsor Paul Ortiz said students, staff, faculty and alumni had raised concerns about the case and other possible incidents.
• Twenty female faculty members in science and engineering called on Kotlikoff to resign in a letter to university trustees.
• Kotlikoff apologized for the harm Jane Doe suffered and said he was appalled that the alleged assault occurred within the Cornell community.
• Two accused men have asked a court to remove New York Attorney General Letitia James from oversight of the renewed criminal probe, citing her earlier social media posts supporting the accuser.
• A judge appeared skeptical of one of the challenges to James’s role, according to the article.