University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill resigned from her position following a controversial congressional testimony that sparked widespread outrage. The resignation came after an emergency meeting of the Board of Trustees on Thursday.
During her testimony before Congress on Tuesday, Magill faced questions about the rise of antisemitic incidents at universities nationwide. However, her response, particularly failing to condemn an extremist call for Jewish genocide, led to public outcry.
The House Education Committee invited the leaders of MIT, Harvard, and Penn to testify in front of Congress.
During their testimony, Rep. Elise Stefanik asked the educators if calling for the genocide of Jews violates the code of conduct on their campuses. Not one of the campus leaders could answer the question.
Presidents of the University of Pennsylvania, Harvard, and MIT smilingly say that calling for the genocide of Jews isn’t necessarily against their code against harassment and bullying on campus. Penn president Liz Magill suggested it was not a violation unless it led to actual genocide. Wow!
The incident drew attention from…
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