Cornell faculty debate no-confidence vote for administration | Elizabeth Vargas Reports Full Show

Jessica, what happened this afternoon?

Well, the faculty senator who's leading the proposed no-confidence resolution, Elizabeth, says that things are about to get, and I quote here, bloody.

And that's certainly not something that you hear a professor say very often, let alone on an Ivy League campus like Cornell.

So a meeting with the university's faculty senate this afternoon just wrapped.

They are saying that there's no confidence in the administration.

Cornell University's president and provost addressed the faculty senate, as well as students who were in attendance.

And then a formal vote on this resolution will take place later this month, two weeks from today on the 28th.

The big question is whether university leaders did enough to protect students and respond to Jane Doe's initial allegation two years ago.

Here's what members of the faculty just said as the meeting wrapped.

You'll hear she references an interview with Cornell's president that came out in last night's New York Times.

I believe the policies yesterday are a start and are definitely not systemic change, and they're purely reactive.

The reason it came out yesterday is because of today's meeting, but more so, it's been two years since the alleged gain rate, and the administration is only announcing some measures now.

And I believe these measures are designed to point fingers at others.

The administration has yet to take responsibility for anything.

So

the debate will continue

for the next two weeks with electronic voting then to follow to determine exactly what happens with this administration.

Meanwhile, the president in that New York Times article says he has no plans to resign.

Kotlikoff also says the university, as you mentioned, Elizabeth, is banning fraternity parties for the rest of the school year.

So any fraternity or sorority that violates these restrictions and throws a party, could face immediate emergency suspension.

As you mentioned, we're talking 3,000 students here on campus who are part of the Greek system.

So is this throwing out the baby with the bathwater, if you will? The administration also saying that it's going to continue working with state police.

They're going to bring in the sexual assault investigators, and they're also adding a case manager to help men and women navigate these tough cases.

But again, Elizabeth, important to stress tonight that the president says he has no plans to resign anytime soon.

Jessica Cartaglia setting up for us what will be a power struggle indeed.

Jessica, what happened this afternoon?

Well, the faculty senator who's leading the proposed no-confidence resolution, Elizabeth, says that things are about to get, and I quote here, bloody.

And that's certainly not something that you hear a professor say very often, let alone on an Ivy League campus like Cornell.

So a meeting with the university's faculty senate this afternoon just wrapped.

They are saying that there's no confidence in the administration.

Cornell University's president and provost addressed the faculty senate, as well as students who were in attendance.

And then a formal vote on this resolution will take place later this month, two weeks from today on the 28th.

The big question is whether university leaders did enough to protect students and respond to Jane Doe's initial allegation two years ago.

Here's what members of the faculty just said as the meeting wrapped.

You'll hear she references an interview with Cornell's president that came out in last night's New York Times.

I believe the policies yesterday are a start and are definitely not systemic change, and they're purely reactive.

The reason it came out yesterday is because of today's meeting, but more so, it's been two years since the alleged gain rate, and the administration is only announcing some measures now.

And I believe these measures are designed to point fingers at others.

The administration has yet to take responsibility for anything.

So

the debate will continue

for the next two weeks with electronic voting then to follow to determine exactly what happens with this administration.

Meanwhile, the president in that New York Times article says he has no plans to resign.

Kotlikoff also says the university, as you mentioned, Elizabeth, is banning fraternity parties for the rest of the school year.

So any fraternity or sorority that violates these restrictions and throws a party, could face immediate emergency suspension.

As you mentioned, we're talking 3,000 students here on campus who are part of the Greek system.

So is this throwing out the baby with the bathwater, if you will? The administration also saying that it's going to continue working with state police.

They're going to bring in the sexual assault investigators, and they're also adding a case manager to help men and women navigate these tough cases.

But again, Elizabeth, important to stress tonight that the president says he has no plans to resign anytime soon.

Jessica Cartaglia setting up for us what will be a power struggle indeed.