Cornell University

Cornell University names Sally Yates, former acting U.S. attorney general and career federal prosecutor, to lead an independent review into how the school handled a former student's rape allegations.

Cornell's main administration building was splashed with graffiti and a glass door was broken overnight as the university faces anger over allegations of sexual assault at a fraternity house.

The rape allegations that have emerged from a Cornell University frat house are leading many women to remember their own experiences — and call for a wider reckoning over sexual violence.

The task of unraveling the case will fall to the state's attorney general, Letitia James, who was appointed as a special prosecutor.

In an eight-minute video message to the Cornell community, Michael Kotlikoff described the past week as one of the most difficult in the university's history.

Countless women, and some men, posting on social media that they were Jane Doe, in support of a young woman using that name to file a lawsuit against Cornell University and seven fraternity members she accuses of raping her.

A gang rape allegation at Cornell University has brought fresh scrutiny of fraternities at the Ivy League school, which has a history of misconduct cases followed by efforts to reform the Greek system.

Cornell has agreed to bring in outside lawyers to independently investigate how the university handled the woman's allegations.

Under state law, rape charges generally need to involve force or a clear refusal of sex, unless the victim is physically helpless due to being unconscious, or mentally incapacitated due to being drugged without their consent.

Tompkins County's district attorney plans to reopen a 2024 gang rape investigation at Cornell University following a new lawsuit against fraternity members.