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Readers discuss the allegations of sexual assault at Cornell University. Also: A botched execution, and a pause, in Tennessee.

Many alumni and some prospective parents are rethinking their relationships with Cornell. But as one admissions consultant said, “Prestige is a powerful draw.”

Their accounts, detailed in hundreds of pages of investigative files obtained by The New York Times, were disjointed. All the men denied any wrongdoing.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit asking a judge to compel the university to provide information on hiring practices that the agency said discriminated against white men.

The State Department has denied its funding for the next two years, jeopardizing the education of hundreds of female Afghan students.

The fiery language came months after the Justice Department accused the university of abetting antisemitism against students.

Documents obtained by The New York Times show that the campus police at Cornell University sent a condensed statement to a prosecutor, who then declined to bring charges.

The New York Times obtained more than 1,000 pages from the university’s internal inquiry into accusations by “Jane Doe.” Here are the revelations so far.

The woman known as “Jane Doe” was initially embarrassed about what happened at a fraternity party in 2024, but soon concluded: “I was assaulted.”

Ketamine a short-acting anesthetic that can have hallucinogenic effects. It is becoming more easily available, and some experts fear misuse is increasing.

The university and law enforcement officials are under growing pressure to explain how they handled a woman’s initial claims of being assaulted by a group of students.