Overview
- The confrontation, which unfolded Thursday after an Israel‑Palestine debate, is under university investigation.
- Student videos show the president’s black Cadillac SUV reversing slowly, brushing one student and then bumping another, as a second student claimed his foot was run over.
- Emergency medical technicians checked the student’s foot at the scene and reported no serious injury.
- Michael Kotlikoff said he was harassed and blocked from leaving, said he relied on the car’s pedestrian alerts and automatic braking, and framed the incident as intimidation rather than protest.
- Students for a Democratic Cornell called his driving reckless, demanded an independent probe, and tied the episode to stricter protest rules and more than 80 discipline cases since October 2023, with outlets emphasizing different angles from alleged harassment to video evidence.