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Cornell president faces faculty senate grilling over handling of…

The faculty senate pressed Cornell's president over how the school handled a twenty twenty-four fraternity assault report; the party ban was only the first response.

On air: Chip Darnell on BBN This Morning
Published 6:47 AM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026

At a glance

First reported by The New York Times: “Cornell’s President Grilled by Faculty Senate Over Handling of Crisis”.
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 6:47 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Chip Darnell.
Topics: Cornell, Senate.

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The New York TimesCornell’s President Grilled by Faculty Senate Over Handling of Crisis

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Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorCornell's president faced a tense faculty senate meeting Wednesday over how the school handled a woman's report of a gang rape at a fraternity house in twenty twenty-four.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe university has since banned all fraternity parties.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorJoining us from a minimum-security prison library is Osgood Taverner, who says he knows how universities should run. Osgood, what went wrong?
Osgood TavernerStrictly as a former administrator, Chip, the first rule is that a report gets read by a human being, and then by a second human being.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorFormer administrator of what, exactly?
Osgood TavernerStrictly as a former associate dean of nothing in particular, and I'd like to note the stamp on my desk is only for library due dates.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorIt's right there on camera, and it says Office of the Registrar.
Osgood TavernerStrictly as a former provost, that is a very old stamp and I inherited it, and I would never use it on a signature I hadn't earned.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorProvost now?
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorLet me ask you the actual question. Faculty say the president moved too slowly.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorIs banning every party the right fix, or just the fastest one?
Osgood TavernerA ban is what you do when you want the headline to end before the investigation does.
Osgood TavernerI've seen a lot of paperwork, Chip, and the paperwork always shows up late.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSo is that a yes, the school acted for the cameras?
Osgood TavernerStrictly as the chancellor of this library, I'd say a school should answer a person before it answers a faculty meeting. That part I'd sign.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorChancellor. Thank you, Osgood, that's a fair point from a man who has signed a lot.
Osgood TavernerAny chance I get the stamp back? It's technically evidence now.