PHILADELPHIA – The usual day-to-day operations at UPenn remain business as usual, except for a large pro-Palestinian encampment in the middle of the campus, with student protestors demanding the University make changes. “Our demands are the same as they were on the first day, to disclose the endowment of the University, to divest from the […]
Second gentleman Doug Emhoff singled out three university presidents on Thursday after they didn’t explicitly say during a congressional hearing that calling for genocide of Jews would violate their codes of conduct for bullying and harassment. “Seeing the presidents of some of our most elite universities literally unable to denounce calling for the genocide of […]
From left, Claudine Gay, 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 Dec. 5 in Washington, D.C. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption toggle […]
Magill’s resignation over the weekend came just days after a House Education committee hearing last week. She and Harvard President Claudine Gay and Massachusetts Institute of Technology President Sally Kornbluth have faced intense blowback and calls for their resignations after a clip of their responses to questioning from Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) went viral shortly […]
University of Pennsylvania Board of Trustees Chair Scott Bok has resigned, following the departure of President Liz Magill. According to the Daily Pennsylvanian, Bok announced he’s stepping down from the board of trustees. The statement was made shortly after Magill resigned, the outlet reported. “Today, following the resignation of the University of Pennsylvania’s President and […]
University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill’s job is increasingly at risk as university donors, lawmakers in both parties, alumni and Jewish groups have piled on criticism after her disastrous congressional testimony on antisemitism this week. The Penn Board of Trustees will hold a meeting on Sunday at 5 p.m., the Philadelphia Inquirer reported, where Magill’s […]
Members of the University of Pennsylvania Board of Trustees have reportedly asked President Liz Magill to resign if she cannot effectively function in her role following backlash over her comments on antisemitism during Tuesday’s congressional hearing. A source at Thursday’s emergency board of trustees meeting told the Daily Pennsylvanian that somewhere between six and eight […]