Thousands Demand Resignation of UPenn President After Controversial Antisemitism Testimony

Published on December 7, 2023

An online petition demanding the resignation of University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) President Elizabeth Magill had more than 15,000 signatures by Dec. 7. The backlash was in response to Ms. Magill’s widely condemned testimony on Dec. 5 in front of the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce. Harvard President Claudine Gay, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) President Sally Kornbluth also received pushback over their testimonies regarding the institutions’ responses to antisemitic protest activity on campuses. Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) on Dec. 7 announced the committee had launched an investigation of the universities. “The testimony we received earlier this week from presidents Gay, Magill, and Kornbluth about the responses of Harvard, UPenn, and MIT to the rampant antisemitism displayed on their campuses by students and faculty was absolutely unacceptable....

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