Cornell won’t say if students punished for disrupting Ann Coulter speech

University initially said it would sanction the students involved

There is no clear progress on possible sanctions against students who disrupted a speech by conservative commentator Ann Coulter, a full four months since the initial incident.

Cornell University’s media team has not responded to multiple inquiries in the past months on possible punishments for the student activists. The College Fix also emailed communications director Rebecca Valli on March 6 and asked for an update on investigations into the students involved and what Cornell planned to do in the future to prevent similar problems.

The silence comes despite an initial strong statement from university leadership that criticized the Nov. 9 disruption.

“Eight college-age individuals were removed from the auditorium following Cornell protocols,” Joel Malina, vice president for university relations, told the media in November 2022. “All Cornell students among the disrupters will be referred for conduct violations.”

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