University of Pennsylvania president quits after uproar over antisemitism response

Sudeep Lavania (Ed) | 10 December 2023 | India Today

University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill. (Reuters)

University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill resigned on Saturday after facing widespread criticism of her stance on antisemitism on campus.

Magill, Harvard University President Claudine Gay and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) President Sally Kornbluth came under heavy criticism after appearing before a US House of Representatives committee on Tuesday to testify about anti-Semitism on university campuses.

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