Hanna Stotland is an admissions consultant and lawyer whose practice focuses on educational crisis management. She advises students navigating college admissions, transfers and disciplinary consequences. She graduated from Harvard College and Harvard Law School, completed two federal judicial clerkships and left legal practice in 2008 to work full time in career and educational counseling.
We have documented 1 statement by Hanna Stotland, in 1 case. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.
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Role at the time: Educational consultant who advised one accused student, writing in Slate
Defended or excused
Statement summary
Stotland says Cornell did not completely abdicate its duty and that its differing treatment of the accused students is consistent with an effort to make individualized determinations.
“It’s no insult to Cornell to note that it didn’t treat all the defendants the same.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Hanna Stotland discusses Cornell's individualized sanctionsTitle IX sanctions and individualized-determination sections
Why we used this label
The reference point is Cornell's disciplinary handling of the students named in the lawsuit. Stotland defends Cornell's individualized disciplinary determinations rather than imposing the same punishment on every defendant.
Cornell says its investigation led to expulsions and suspensions. Critics say its response to the Chi Phi allegations was inadequate and opaque. The civil complaint mentions essays as a way to mitigate conduct, not as the only sanction.
