@pbsnews: Cornell University named former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates to lead what it's calling a "comprehensive independent review" of how the school handles sexual assault on campus. Her appointment comes as the Ivy League school tries to address a surge of anger on campus over a former student's claims that she was raped by multiple men at a fraternity house in 2024. The men she's accused deny any wrongdoing. Yates spent decades with the Justice Department, and was the deputy attorney general under then-President Barack Obama in 2015. Last week, New York's attorney general, Letitia James, was tasked with carrying out her own review to determine if criminal charges should be filed. #pbs #newshour #pbsnews #newshour #cornell

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