Cornell Faculty Passes Vote of No Confidence Over Handling of Sexual Assault Case NYT - Home Page By: Sharon Otterman and Alan Blinder 6 November 2026 at 22:47 The largely symbolic vote serves as a sharp rebuke of campus leadershipβs handling of an explosive rape allegation that put the university in the national spotlight. Β© Lauren Petracca for The New York TimesThe no-confidence resolution was proposed by more than a dozen Cornell University faculty senators in October.