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Cornell faculty vote ‘no confidence’ in university leadership
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What happenedCornell University's Faculty Senate approved a resolution Friday declaring “no confidence” in the school's top leaders over handling of sexual assault allegations.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Cornell Faculty Passes Vote of No Confidence Over Handling of Sexual Assault Case". The center frames it as "Cornell faculty vote no confidence in leadership over sexual assault".
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Left / center-leftCornell Faculty Passes Vote of No Confidence Over Handling of Sexual Assault Case
The New York Times · Center-left · News report
CenterCornell faculty vote ‘no confidence’ in university leadership
KMBC9 (Hearst, Kansas City) · Center · News report
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Cornell faculty vote ‘no confidence’ in university leadership
Cornell University's Faculty Senate approved a resolution Friday declaring “no confidence” in the school's top leaders over handling of sexual assault allegations.
Cornell Faculty Passes Vote of No Confidence Over Handling of Sexual Assault Case
The largely symbolic vote serves as a sharp rebuke of campus leadership’s handling of an explosive rape allegation that put the university in the national spotlight.
Cornell faculty vote no confidence in leadership over sexual assault
NEW YORK >> Cornell University’s faculty senate approved a resolution of no confidence today in the administration’s ability to handle what it has called a sexual assault crisis, after a fo...
