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Cornell campus seen from McGraw Tower, May 2013. Contextual campus view; not an incident photograph.
Cornell campus seen from McGraw Tower, May 2013. Contextual campus view; not an incident photograph.
Andrew Parmet · CC BY 3.0 ↗ · Original & credit ↗ · Resized to WebP; displayed within a cropped frame.
Ithaca, New York · 2024–2026

Cornell

Civil allegations · Special-prosecutor investigation

The Chi Phi civil case

A civil complaint names seven individual defendants and alleges institutional failures. Cornell disputes characterizations of its disciplinary response.

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Memorial Tower at Louisiana State University. Contextual campus view; not an incident photograph.
Memorial Tower at Louisiana State University. Contextual campus view; not an incident photograph.
Jsmi128 · Public domain (PD-self, worldwide) ↗ · Original & credit ↗ · Resized to WebP; displayed within a cropped frame.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana · 2025–2026

LSU

Allegation · Reported Title IX finding · Criminal investigation

The Damien Shanklin allegation and university proceedings

WAFB reports a sexual-assault allegation against football player Damien Shanklin, a university responsibility finding and an ongoing criminal investigation. His lawyers maintain his innocence.

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Burruss Hall at Virginia Tech, photographed from the Drillfield on April 9, 2005. Contextual campus view; not an incident photograph.
Burruss Hall at Virginia Tech, photographed from the Drillfield on April 9, 2005. Contextual campus view; not an incident photograph.
Buridan · Public domain (released by copyright holder, worldwide) ↗ · Original & credit ↗ · Resized to WebP; displayed within a cropped frame.
Blacksburg, Virginia · 1994–2000

Virginia Tech

Allegations · University proceedings · Constitutional ruling

Brzonkala and the federal civil remedy

A 1994 allegation led to university proceedings and a Supreme Court decision on the federal civil remedy for gender-motivated violence.

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Old Main at Penn State University Park, January 15, 2019. Contextual campus view; not an incident photograph.
Old Main at Penn State University Park, January 15, 2019. Contextual campus view; not an incident photograph.
JohnDziak · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · Original & credit ↗ · Resized to WebP; displayed within a cropped frame.
University Park, Pennsylvania · 1998–2026

Penn State

Criminal conviction · Institutional review

Sandusky and institutional oversight

Sandusky’s criminal conviction is distinct from the university’s commissioned inquiry and its leadership response.

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Beaumont Tower at Michigan State University, November 9, 2006. Contextual campus view; not an incident photograph.
Beaumont Tower at Michigan State University, November 9, 2006. Contextual campus view; not an incident photograph.
Ed Schipul · CC BY-SA 2.0 ↗ · Original & credit ↗ · Resized to WebP; displayed within a cropped frame.
East Lansing, Michigan · 2016–2018

Michigan State

Criminal conviction · Civil settlement

Nassar: sentencing, leadership and settlement

The record separates Nassar’s criminal sentencing from university leadership changes and the civil settlement with survivors.

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Bovard Administration Building and fountain at USC, May 27, 2007. Contextual campus view; not an incident photograph.
Bovard Administration Building and fountain at USC, May 27, 2007. Contextual campus view; not an incident photograph.
Bobak Ha'Eri · CC BY 3.0 ↗ · Original & credit ↗ · Resized to WebP; displayed within a cropped frame.
Los Angeles, California · 1989–2023

USC

Allegations · Regulatory finding · Civil settlements

Tyndall: complaints, findings and settlements

A long employment history, documented complaints, a federal Title IX finding and civil settlements form different parts of this record.

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SOURCE-LINKED CASE RECORDOhio State1978–2026

Independent findings · Civil settlements

Columbus, Ohio · 1978–2026

Ohio State

Independent findings · Civil settlements

Strauss: delayed response, investigation and civil litigation

Ohio State’s independent investigation and subsequent settlements document abuse by Richard Strauss and failures in the university’s earlier response.

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SOURCE-LINKED CASE RECORDColumbia1987–2026

Criminal conviction · External investigation

New York, New York · 1987–2026

Columbia

Criminal conviction · External investigation

Hadden: criminal conviction and institutional accountability

Robert Hadden’s federal conviction is documented separately from Columbia’s 2026 external investigation and institutional response.

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SOURCE-LINKED CASE RECORDDartmouth2017–2019

Civil allegations · Personnel actions · Settlement

Hanover, New Hampshire · 2017–2019

Dartmouth

Civil allegations · Personnel actions · Settlement

Psychological and Brain Sciences: personnel actions and settlement

Separate investigations of three professors were followed by retirement or resignations and a signed Title IX settlement with institutional commitments.

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SOURCE-LINKED CASE RECORDUC Berkeley2015

Administrative finding · Resignation

Berkeley, California · 2015

UC Berkeley

Administrative finding · Resignation

Marcy: harassment finding, resignation and disciplinary response

UC Berkeley’s leadership confirmed a sexual-harassment policy finding against astronomy professor Geoff Marcy and accepted his resignation in October 2015.

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