80% of Cornell Faculty Favor Ousting President in October Vote

The leadership crisis follows a blanket ban on all fraternity social events for the 2026 2027 academic year and a civil lawsuit regarding a 2024 assault at the Chi Phi house. During a recent Senate session, history professor Justine Modica said she was "paralyzed by fear" to speak about the administration. While Cornell expelled 2 students in relation to the incident, no criminal charges were filed, and text messages from the accuser show she initially described the sexual activity as legal before later claiming 90% of the encounter was nonconsensual.