Cornell University's Faculty Senate approved a resolution declaring 'no confidence' in the school's top leaders on 6 November 2026, after weeks of debate over whether President Michael Kotlikoff and other administrators handled a former student's rape allegations properly, though the vote did not call for his resignation. The vote followed a lawsuit the former student, identified as Jane Doe, filed against seven former Chi Phi fraternity members alleging she was given ketamine and raped in October 2024, which all seven deny; the district attorney's investigation has been reopened and handed to New York's attorney general, while Kotlikoff defended his leadership and trustees chair Anne Smalling said the vote reflects the campus's deep anger.