康乃爾大學教師議會宣布對大學領導層不信任

瑪麗亞・茨維特科娃報導By Maria Tsvetkova

紐約，11月6日（路透社）——康乃爾大學教師議會週五通過一項不信任決議，質疑行政團隊處理其所稱性侵危機的能力。此前，一名前學生控告該校未保護她，使她免於據稱在2024年遭輪暴。NEW YORK, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Cornell University's faculty senate approved a resolution of no confidence on Friday in the administration's ability to handle what it has called a sexual assault crisis, after a former student sued the university for not protecting her from an alleged 2024 gang rape.

康乃爾大學發言人蕾貝卡・瓦利表示，在投票的民選教師議會議員中，有55.6%支持該決議。這項決議是康乃爾主要立法與諮詢機構對校方領導層的譴責，但沒有具體後果。計票結果顯示，37%投下反對票，7.4%棄權。The resolution, which 55.6% of elected faculty senators who cast votes supported, is a condemnation of Cornell's leadership from its major legislative and advisory body, but has no concrete consequences. The tally showed 37% voted against it and 7.4% abstained, Cornell University spokesperson Rebecca Valli said.

決議指出：「教師議會對中央行政團隊有效處理康乃爾大學持續發生的性侵危機的能力沒有信心。」"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," the resolution said.

這名前學生在法院文件中以化名珍・朵稱呼。她在民事訴狀中指稱，康乃爾未能保護她免於遭到性侵。The former student, who is identified by the pseudonym Jane Doe in court documents, alleged in her civil complaint that Cornell failed to protect her from being raped.

她於9月提起的訴訟，也引發外界批評該校在2024年對此案的處理。位於紐約州伊薩卡的康乃爾回應稱，校方已進行全面調查，並採取包括開除在內的懲戒措施。Her lawsuit, filed in September, has also drawn criticism of the university's handling of the case in 2024. Cornell, located in Ithaca, New York, responded that it had conducted a comprehensive investigation and imposed disciplinary measures, including expulsions.

董事會支持校長BOARD SUPPORTS PRESIDENT

針對這項決議，康乃爾大學董事會主席安妮・斯莫林表達董事會對校長麥可・科特利科夫及行政團隊的支持。In response to the resolution, Cornell University Board Chair Anne Smalling expressed the board of trustees' support for University President Michael Kotlikoff and the administration.

聲明表示：「今天的教師議會投票反映出校園內普遍的深切憤怒，也發出明確訊號：發生在珍・朵身上的事情不可接受。」「我們支持科特利科夫校長承諾採取一切必要措施，確保學生在校園安全，並作為一個社群共同努力，協助防止此類事件再次發生。」"Today’s Faculty Senate vote reflects the deep anger across our campus and sends a clear signal that what happened to Jane Doe is unacceptable," the statement said. "We support President Kotlikoff’s commitment to taking all necessary steps to ensure students are safe on campus and working together as a community to help prevent this from happening again."

校方發言人瓦利表示，科特利科夫尚未就投票結果向大學作出回應。她說，依照大學程序，校長有30天時間提出書面回應。Kotlikoff has not responded to the university about the vote outcome, Valli, the university spokesperson, said. Under university procedures, the president has 30 days to respond in writing, she said.

10月29日投票開始前一天，科特利科夫表示，教師的討論與辯論是「康乃爾共同治理的重要組成部分」；他並說，校方已採取措施，包括為民權辦公室增聘人手、擴大性侵防治教育，以及聘用專責受害者倡議工作的人員。Kotlikoff said the day before voting began on October 29 that faculty discussion and debate were "an important component of Cornell’s shared governance" and that the university had taken measures including adding staff to its civil rights office, expanding sexual assault prevention education, and hiring staff focused on victim advocacy.

共同提出這項決議的康乃爾教師議會議員麗莎・利伯維茲曾表示，在科特利科夫擔任高階領導職務的十多年期間，行政團隊未能以系統性方式處理性侵問題。科特利科夫自去年3月起擔任康乃爾校長。Cornell faculty senator Risa Lieberwitz, who co-sponsored the resolution, has said the administration failed to address the sexual assault problem in a systemic way during the more than a decade Kotlikoff has served in senior leadership. Kotlikoff has been Cornell president since March last year.

利伯維茲10月下旬在康乃爾網站上關於該決議的線上討論中表示：「學生、教師和職員已失去信任，不再相信性侵案件會被妥善處理。」「這將對通報造成寒蟬效應，使人害怕向這個行政團隊通報性侵不但無效，甚至可能造成傷害。」"Students, faculty, and staff have lost trust that sexual assault cases will be handled properly," Lieberwitz said in an online discussion of the resolution on the Cornell website in late October. "This will have a chilling effect on reporting, creating fear that reporting sexual assault to this administration will be ineffective and even damaging."

教師院長克里斯・沙弗先前在一篇貼文中表示，他反對這項決議，因為決議並未「闡明其判斷所依據的具體失誤，或其所追求的後果」。Dean of Faculty Chris Schaffer had previously said in a post that he opposed the resolution because it did not "articulate the specific failures underlying its judgment or the consequences it seeks."

他寫道：「當我們作出如此重大的判斷時，我們應該清楚說明哪些事情失敗了，以及我們期待哪些改變。」「這項決議未達到這項標準。」"When we make a judgment this consequential, we should state clearly what has failed and what we expect to change," he wrote. "This resolution falls short of that standard."

沙弗在投票前另一篇貼文中表示，通過不信任決議將「不會產生具約束力的後果」。In a separate post ahead of the vote, Schaffer said that passage of a no confidence resolution would result in "no binding consequence."

（瑪麗亞・茨維特科娃報導；唐娜・布萊森與羅德・尼克爾編輯）(Reporting by Maria Tsvetkova; editing by Donna Bryson and Rod Nickel)