Quote:In a separate statement published in the Ithaca Voice, Cornell University President David Skorton defended Scaffido and derided the undercover filmmaker.
 
“It is shameful that any individual would pose as a student facing racial discrimination at another university, ask leading questions on hidden camera about Cornell’s tolerance for differing viewpoints and backgrounds, and then conveniently splice together the resulting footage to smear our assistant dean and our University,” Skorton said.
 
“After speaking with Assistant Dean Scaffido, I am convinced that he was not aware of what he was being asked,” he added.