Leilah Odayan is a writer and workshop facilitator who publishes Leilah's Substack. Her essays address gender, culture and personal experience. Her work also includes facilitating zine-making workshops, including a session for Pen to Print's ReadFest literary festival in 2026.
We have documented 1 statement by Leilah Odayan, in 1 case. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.
Role at the time: Writer
Response to this claim
Cornell's disciplinary response to the Chi Phi allegations was inadequate.
“an essay is not a sufficient institutional answer to what this woman describes”
Odayan rejects an essay as an adequate institutional answer and calls for a review of Cornell's response.
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Case
Relationship to this case: Speaker
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.
