康奈尔大学教职员工参议院周三推进对这所常春藤盟校中央行政当局的不信任投票，此前有关校园强奸的指控引发轩然大波，参议院否决了推迟该程序的努力。网络投票将于周四开始，结果预计于11月6日公布。
After fallout from explosive allegations of a gang rape at a fraternity house, faculty senators on Wednesday voted down an effort to delay the vote. Cornell University’s faculty senate moved forward Wednesday to hold a vote of no confidence in the Ivy League school’s central administration in the wake of allegations of a rape on campus, rejecting efforts to delay the process. An online vote will take place starting Thursday, with results expected Nov. 6.
一名教职员工参议员在当天下午早些时候动议，将不信任决议提交大学教职员工委员会——即参议院与学校行政当局之间的联络机构——并推迟至独立调查结果公布后再行处理。暂停对学校行政当局评估的这一努力未能通过。
A faculty senator made a motion earlier in the afternoon that the no-confidence resolution be moved to the University Faculty Committee, the liaison between the senate and the school administration, and postponed until the results of an independent inquiry were known. That effort to pause evaluation of the school’s administration failed.
自9月以来，康奈尔校方领导层一直处于舆论风暴中心，当时一名前学生提起民事诉讼，指控她在一处兄弟会会所遭遇轮奸，且学校未能采取足够措施防范此类袭击。
Cornell’s leaders have been under fire since September, when a former student filed a civil lawsuit alleging that she was the victim of a gang rape at a fraternity house and that the school had failed to enact adequate measures to prevent such an assault.
校长迈克尔·科特利科夫周三表示，康奈尔的教职员工是学校使命的核心，大学承认并同情这些骇人指控在校园引发的痛苦。“教职员工参议院内部的讨论和辩论是康奈尔共同治理的重要组成部分，且发生在我们历史上最困难的时期之一，”他说。
The university’s president, Michael Kotlikoff, said Wednesday that Cornell’s faculty is central to the school’s mission, and that the university acknowledges and shares the distress that the horrific allegations have provoked on campus. “The discussion and debate within the Faculty Senate is an important component of Cornell’s shared governance and comes at one of the most difficult periods in our history,” he said.
他在一份书面声明中表示，大学已采取即时措施加强安全和对受害者的支持，包括在康奈尔民权办公室增派人员、扩大面对面的性侵预防教育、聘用专注于受害者权益维护的工作人员。“我们依然致力于倾听、学习，并与康奈尔社区合作，创造真正的文化变革，建设一个更安全的康奈尔，”他说。
In a written statement, he said the university has been taking immediate steps to strengthen safety and support for victims, including adding staff to the Cornell Office of Civil Rights, expanding in-person sexual assault prevention education, and hiring staff focused on victim advocacy. “We remain committed to listening, learning, and partnering with the Cornell community to create real cultural change and build a safer Cornell,” he said.
周三，康奈尔大学美国大学教授协会（AAUP）分会呼吁学生与校园生活副校长科特利科夫及其他行政人员辞职。该分会要求立即暂停校际兄弟会委员会（IFC）下属兄弟会的活动，并由学生和教职员工主导建立一个独立体系，以调查和裁决性侵指控。
On Wednesday, Cornell’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors called for Kotlikoff, the vice president for student and campus life and other administrators to resign. It demanded an immediate suspension of Interfraternity Council fraternities, and for a student- and faculty-led effort to build an independent system to investigate and adjudicate allegations of sexual assault.
如果教职员工参议院对康奈尔大学中央行政机构投不信任票，结果将不具备约束力。但“赞成”票将发出强烈的象征性信号，表明教职员工的关切。
If the faculty senate were to vote no confidence in Cornell’s central administration, the results would not be binding. But a “yes” vote would send a strong symbolic signal of faculty concern.
决议声明，教职员工参议院“对中央行政机构有效应对康奈尔大学持续存在的性侵危机的能力不抱信心”。该决议由一名教职员工参议员提交，并有十余名联合提案人。
The resolution states 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.”It was submitted by a faculty senator with a dozen co-sponsors.
周三，一名教职员工参议员表示，涉及该前学生的案件只是“冰山一角”。“自10月14日以来，更多学生和工作人员向该决议的联合提案人讲述了他们在所在单位、工作场所和学术部门遭遇性骚扰、跟踪和恐吓的震惊经历，”决议发起人、劳工史教授保罗·奥蒂兹在会议上表示，据《华盛顿邮报》获得的会议录音显示。其他教职员工则认为投票为时过早。
On Wednesday, a faculty senator said the case involving the former student was the “tip of the iceberg.”“Since October 14th, additional students and staff have approached the co-sponsors of this resolution to relate shocking stories of sexual harassment, stalking and intimidation in their units, workplaces and academic departments,” said Paul Ortiz, a professor of labor history and the sponsor of the resolution, according to a recording of the meeting obtained by The Washington Post. Other faculty members argued that a vote would be premature.
本月早些时候的教职员工参议院会议上，该决议既有支持者也有反对者。还有人敦促推迟投票，直到独立调查的结果公布。
At a faculty senate meeting this month, the resolution had supporters and opponents. Others urged that a vote be postponed until after the results of independent investigations are known.
2024年，一名康奈尔大学大二学生举报校园兄弟会发生轮奸事件。大学暂停了该兄弟会分会会所的活动，成立专责小组调查康奈尔大学的性侵问题，并启动了《教育修正案第九条》（Title IX）调查，最终对涉嫌相关人员实施了一些制裁。其中数名男子被开除或停学。未提起刑事指控。
In 2024, a Cornell sophomore reported allegations of a gang rape at a campus fraternity. The university suspended the chapter house, launched a task force to examine the problem of sexual assault at Cornell, and began a Title IX investigation that resulted in some sanctions for people allegedly involved. Several of the men were expelled or suspended. No criminal charges were brought.
今年秋天，这名前学生以“简·多伊”（Jane Doe）的名义对该大学、七名男子及其他被告提起民事诉讼，引发了全国范围内的愤怒、抗议以及关于大学校园性侵犯、同意与毒品使用的辩论。
This fall, the former student filed a civil lawsuit under the name Jane Doe against the university, seven men and other defendants, which prompted outrage, protests and debates over sexual assault, consent and drug use on college campuses nationally.
多名被指控男子的律师否认了这些指控，其中一名律师已寻求驳回该案。
Lawyers for several of the men accused in the case have denied the allegations, and one has sought to have the case dismissed.
本月，康奈尔大学宣布了多项变革，包括允许州警方调查校园内的性侵指控、增加支持举报性不端行为人员的工作人员，以及暂停兄弟会和姐妹会的聚会至年底。
This month, Cornell announced multiple changes, including allowing state police to investigate allegations of sexual assault on campus, adding staff to support people reporting sexual misconduct, and suspending fraternity and sorority parties for the rest of the year.
在未来的一次会议上，教职员工参议院预计将审议一项周三列入议程的决议，该决议旨在推动“教职员工持续致力于预防性暴力”，并呼吁设立一个由教职员工主导、专注于性暴力及其预防的研究中心，以及一个由学生领袖领导的委员会。
At a future meeting, the faculty senate is expected to consider a resolution that was on the agenda Wednesday promoting “a sustained faculty commitment to preventing sexual violence,” and calling for the establishment of a faculty-led research center focused on sexual violence and its prevention and a commission led by student leaders.