Cornell suspends fraternity parties for rest of academic year amid sexual assault controversy
The university also will add trauma-informed investigators and a case manager as it faces criticism over its handling of a 2024 assault allegation.
- On Wednesday, Cornell University students staged a seven-hour sit-in and economic blackout to protest the institution's handling of an alleged 2024 sexual assault at Chi Phi fraternity.
- Anger stems from allegations that Jane Doe was sexually assaulted by multiple men at Chi Phi two years ago; a rally on Monday drew thousands demanding justice after authorities did not pursue charges in 2024.
- Black Students United co-president Kennedy Young demanded trauma-informed training for university police and minimum sanctions for offenders, while Cornell's media relations office did not respond to requests for comment.
- In response to backlash, Cornell announced yesterday that former federal prosecutor Sally Yates will lead an independent review of the university's handling of the 2024 case.
- U.S. Senator Tim Kaine and U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell introduced two federal bills requiring independent campus advocates and funding for survivor mental health services, counseling, and academic support.
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They seek to strengthen campus security and improve support for survivors of sexual assault.
By the middle of 2027 there will be no more parties at the elite university Cornell.
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The 2024 incident, as alleged in a graphic lawsuit filed last month, has drawn accusations that the Ivy League institution in New York state failed to properly punish the men involved. The accuser claimed that she was pressured to take ketamine, assaulted and raped by seven members of the Chi Phi fraternity -- one of several "Greek life" organizations common across US colleges. Cornell President Michael Kotlikoff said the suspension "will provid…
Cornell University, in the United States, announced on Tuesday the suspension of parties and other social events in frat houses until the end of the school year of 2026-2027. The decision was made in the midst of indignation with the conduct of a complaint of sexual violence against a student, who would have been raped in a frat in 2024.
The case of suspected group rape at the US-Eliteuni Cornell continues to cause a stir in the US. Now the university announces new measures.
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