Cornell trustees investigate president's car confrontation with students
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Updated · The New York Times · May 8
Cornell trustees investigate president's car confrontation with students
7 articles · Updated · The New York Times · May 8
The inquiry covers an April 30 incident in Ithaca after a Middle East debate, when Michael Kotlikoff reversed his SUV, bumping one student and allegedly running over another's foot.
Cornell said a special ad hoc committee would oversee the review, and Kotlikoff has recused himself from the investigation and related university decisions. EMTs treated the student, who was not seriously injured.
The clash followed student questions about earlier suspensions of pro-Palestinian demonstrators, underscoring continuing campus tensions over the Israel-Hamas war even after the larger 2024 protest wave faded.
Was the 2024 Cornell incident a president's panicked escape or a deliberate act of violence against student protestors?
After the 2024 clash at Cornell, did the official investigation settle the truth or deepen campus divisions?