Posted: October 7, 2026

UFC action:

The UFC scheduled this resolution for immediate debate at the Oct. 14 Senate meeting, with additional debate at the Oct. 28 Senate meeting, followed by electronic voting. This schedule is intended to provide time for Senators to engage with their constituents to inform their decision.

Resolution:

Resolved: That the Faculty Senate has no confidence in the ability of the central administration to effectively address the ongoing crisis of sexual assault at Cornell University.

Lead Sponsoring Faculty Senator, Paul Ortiz, ILR School.

Co-Sponsoring Faculty Senators, Iris Packman, ILR School, Richard Bensel, Arts & Sciences, Risa Lieberwitz, ILR School, Anne Marie Brady, ILR School, Jenn Colt, Library, Frans Schalekamp, Duffield Engineering, Noah Tamarkin, Arts & Sciences, Ariana Kim, Arts & Sciences, Rayna Kalas, Arts & Sciences, Seema Golestaneh, Arts & Sciences, Tracy McNulty, Romance Studies.

Statement Sent to the University Faculty Committee Explaining the Rationale for the Resolution of No Confidence:

The faculty co-sponsors of this resolution deliberated at great length on this resolution. As you may suspect, we were approached in our capacity as faculty senators by numerous Cornell colleagues demanding action. Many of these faculty–including myself–were approached by students at Cornell who are upset, fearful for their personal safety, and wanting our university to address the perennial problem of sexual assault on the campus. Cornell alumni, some of whom have shared their own traumatic stories as students, have also contacted faculty to share their frustrations about this matter. This is certainly a consequential moment in time for our campus!

Supporting Faculty:

Marilyn Migiel, Arts & Sciences
Adam Chandler, Library
Wunpini Mohammed, CALS
Charley Willison, Public Health
Juno Parrenas, Arts & Sciences
Begüm Adalet, Government
Patchen Markell, Government
Shimon Edelman, Arts & Sciences
Eli Friedman, ILR School
Russell Rickford, Arts & Sciences
Dan Hirschman, Arts & Sciences
Jeremy Braddock, Arts & Sciences
Derek Chang, Arts & Sciences
Paul Nadasdy, Arts & Sciences
Lindsay Thomas, Literatures in English
Monica Cornejo, CALS
Matthew Evangelista, Government (Emeritus)
Matt Saleh, ILR School
TJ Hinrichs, Arts & Sciences
Willow Starr, Arts & Sciences
KC Wagner, ILR (Emeritus)
Elise Finielz (Romance Studies

Trevor Dolan, ILR
Lynda Nguyen, ILR
Aaron Posner, ILR
Juliana Hu Pegues, Arts & Sciences
Corinna Loeckenhoff, Human Ecology
Chloe Ahmann, Arts & Sciences