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US college students: how do you feel about campus culture in 2026?

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People walk inside Rockefeller Hall where the Cornell University faculty senate meets on 14 October 2026 to consider a resolution declaring no confidence in the university administration's handling of a student's allegation that she was gang-raped at an October 2024 fraternity party on campus, in Ithaca, New York. Photograph: Matt Burkhartt/Reuters

The recent sexual assault allegations made about Cornell University have prompted a global conversation about US college and university campus culture.

“Jane Doe” filed a civil lawsuit last month against multiple parties, including the university, accusing seven members of the Chi Phi fraternity of sexually assaulting her at a party at their fraternity house on campus in October 2024. All of the men named in the lawsuit have denied wrongdoing, and none have been criminally charged.

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