Cornell University faculty began voting on October 29, 2026 on a no-confidence resolution targeting the Ivy League school's administration over its handling of a 2024 gang-rape allegation involving fraternity members.
A woman reported being gang-raped at a Cornell fraternity house in 2024, naming at least seven male students in her report, according to The Guardian. Faculty frustration over how the administration responded to that allegation drove the resolution forward, ABC News and The Guardian both reported.
On October 29, 2026, faculty held a meeting to discuss the case before the vote opened. The Guardian obtained a recording of that closed-door session, which revealed a divide among faculty: some sought to delay the no-confidence vote while others pushed for it to proceed without waiting.
The resolution is directed at Cornell's university administration. The vote was underway as of October 29, 2026.