Cornell statement on district attorney investigation
Cornell UniversityUniversity statement by Kyle Kimball, vice president for university relations
Cornell says its Title IX hearing resulted in expulsions and suspensions, and rejects the claim that essays were the only consequence for students found responsible.
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Cornell's disciplinary response to the Chi Phi allegations was inadequate.
“Any suggestion that the university did not impose consequential punishments for those involved is false.”
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Other statements by Cornell University in this case
- Cornell defends its handling in an updated FAQLater: Defended or excused
- Cornell disputes Jane Doe's account of Kotlikoff's question about delayed reportingLater: Challenged the characterization
- Cornell FAQ describes campus police sexual-assault trainingLater: Defended or excused
Where this statement fits
Did Cornell adequately discipline the students named in the Cornell 7 lawsuit?
A former Cornell student alleges that seven Chi Phi members sexually assaulted her in October 2024 and that Cornell mishandled the aftermath. The Cornell Daily Sun's editorial board and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez criticized the university's response. Cornell says its Title IX process resulted in expulsions and suspensions, and that essays were not the sole consequence for any student found responsible. AP subsequently reported individual sanctions and housing concerns.
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Cornell says its Title IX process resulted in expulsions and suspensions, and says no student was offered an essay as the sole consequence of conduct found to have occurred.
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The Cornell Daily Sun reports Cornell's response to the lawsuit and public claims about the discipline imposed.
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The lawsuit, editorial criticism and public remarks raised questions about whether Cornell's sanctions went far enough.
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Cornell said federal privacy law prevents it from publicly identifying individual students' disciplinary outcomes.
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The university defends its disciplinary response as consequential while disputing the essay-only account.
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