University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill resigns after antisemitism testimony

Penn President Liz Magill’s resignation sparks conversations on campus free speech, antisemitism

When Carnegie Mellon University graduate student Ben Koby watched three high-profile university presidents testify during an antisemitism hearing on Capitol...

College Presidents Walked Into a Trap in Congress

The presidents were asked about non-existent calls for genocide on American campuses, while the potential dangers of genocide in Gaza were ignored

Protest trucks swarm Harvard, demanding president's resignation over antisemitism response

Billboard trucks demanding Harvard President Claudine Gay's resignation were seen on campus following her controversial testimony on antisemitism. Trucks displayed 'FIRE GAY' and an airplane carried a banner stating 'HARVARD - STOP JEW HATRED'. Similar to University of Pennsylvania, President Elizabeth Magill resigned. Over 70 members of Congress called for Gay's resignation. Harvard professors support Gay amid the free speech debate and the inc…

‘One down. Two to go.’: Stefanik on resignation of University of Pennsylvania president

WASHINGTON (WCAX) - The president of the University of Pennsylvania has resigned following widespread outrage over her testimony during questioning by New York Rep. Elise Stefanik at an antisemitism hearing.Liz Magill stepped down from her role Saturday, telling the school community in a short statement: “It has been my privilege to serve as President of this remarkable institution.” But her statement made no reference to the firestorm surroundi…

Missteps on antisemitism prompt Penn's president to resign

Liz Magill stepped down after her remarks at a congressional hearing sparked outrage. Her resignation followed months of tension on campus. After less than two years on the job, University of Pennsylvania president Liz Magill resigned Saturday. The move came just days after her widely criticized comments about antisemitism at a congressional hearing, though Magill had faced months of mounting pressures over her response to the Israel-Hamas war. …

Penn president, Magill, resigns after antisemitism testimony

There was more fallout this weekend following the testimony of three university presidents on Capitol Hill last week over the rise of antisemitism on their campuses as the war between Israel and Hamas surpasses two months. On Saturday, Dec. 9, Liz Magill resigned as president of the University of Pennsylvania. Magill, along with Harvard President Claudine Gay and MIT President Sally Kornbluth, were heavily criticized by a bipartisan group o…