The Hill: Cornell under a microscope over handling of frat house rape investigation

October 2. 2026

Director of Gender-Based Violence Law & Programs Maha Ibrahim was interviewed by The Hill about Cornell University’s failure to protect the survivor in the Cornell Seven case by ensuring her Title IX rights to safe education following her report of sexual assault:

“Because she lost her access to her education, and this went unaddressed for so many years until some brave student journalists brought it back to the forefront. We already know that Cornell failed its Title IX obligations,” said Maha Ibrahim, director of gender-based violence law programs at Equal Rights Advocates.

“And lastly, just because Cornell had a Title IX process doesn’t tell us anything and actually may tell us more about how they failed than how they succeeded or attempted to succeed,” Ibrahim added.

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