Several people were hurt in a head-on crash in Penn Hills Saturday. The crash happened at the intersection of Sandy Creek Road and Allegheny River Boulevard around 11 p.m. Allegheny County 911 officials tell Channel 11 that at least six people were taken to the hospital. We’ve reached out to Penn Hills police to learn […]
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Penn president steps down after backlash from congressional testimony
The University of Pennsylvania’s president has resigned amid pressure from donors and criticism over testimony at a congressional hearing where she was unable to say under repeated questioning that calls on campus for the genocide of Jews would violate the school’s conduct policy. The chairman of the Ivy League school’s board of trustees, Scott Bok, […]
Penn president resigns; Stefanik vows Harvard and MIT next
Magill, along with Harvard President Claudine Gay and Massachusetts Institute of Technology President Sally Kornbluth, participated in a contentious, more than five-hour grilling from lawmakers Tuesday over their response to antisemitism on their campuses. They faced backlash for evading a question from Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) who asked about pro-Palestinian student protestors’ calls for “intifada” […]
Penn President Liz Magill resigns days after antisemitism hearing : NPR
University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill listens during a hearing of the House Committee on Education on Capitol Hill on Dec. 5. Mark Schiefelbein/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Schiefelbein/AP University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill listens during a hearing of the House Committee on Education on Capitol Hill on Dec. 5. Mark Schiefelbein/AP Liz […]
Harvard, MIT, Penn presidents defend actions in combatting antisemitism on campus
WASHINGTON — The presidents of Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said Tuesday that they were taking steps to combat antisemitism on campus since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, including increasing security and providing additional counseling and mental health support. In testimony before a House committee, the university leaders […]
Harvard, Penn, MIT presidents testify to Congress about campus antisemitism : NPR
Claudine Gay (from left), president of Harvard University, Liz Magill, president of University of Pennsylvania, Pamela Nadell, professor of history and Jewish studies at American University, and Sally Kornbluth, president of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, testify before the House Education and Workforce Committee on Tuesday. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images […]