Cornell statement on district attorney investigation
University statement by Kyle Kimball, vice president for university relations
“Any suggestion that the university did not impose consequential punishments for those involved is false.”
Source and context
Official statement
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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.
How this statement is classified
Responding to: Cornell's disciplinary response to the Chi Phi allegations was inadequate.
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The university defends its disciplinary response as consequential while disputing the essay-only account.
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