Cornell 7 case puts a spotlight on fraternity misconduct – and the limits of universities’ power to stop it

By Pietro A. Sasso, Associate Professor of Education, Old Dominion University, The Conversation · October 2, 2026

While universities can suspend and expel students for committing sexual violence and other kinds of illegal misconduct, they face logistical and financial limits to preventing such behavior.

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