Cornell president calls gang rape allegations 'deeply disturbing'

Cornell president Michael I. Kotlikoff said his university "must do better" in a video statement. "This is a defining moment in Cornell's history," he added.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8372x5581+0+0/resize/8372x5581!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F53%2Fca%2Fe0f284ef4a3e95ae6080d940068b%2Fap26274751940385.jpg' alt='Pedestrians walk on the campus at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026.'/><p>Cornell president Michael I. Kotlikoff said his university "must do better" in a video statement. "This is a defining moment in Cornell's history," he added.</p><p>(Image credit: Matt Rourke)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5990789' />