Penn professors protest donor's conservative 'hostile takeover' vision while Jewish community decries university's tolerance of antisemitism
• Penn professors staged a protest targeting donor Marc Rowan over his "blueprint" for a more conservative campus that many saw as a "hostile takeover"
• Jewish students and donors are arguing Penn tolerates antisemitism; the university faces investigations, lawsuits, and funding threats
• The attack is seen as part of a broader conservative effort to overhaul higher ed, now targeting dozens of universities
• Faculty strongly pushed back on Rowan’s proposal questioning programs, hiring, and admissions criteria
• Professors worry donors are crusading to undermine diversity and academic freedom at Penn, though the interim president has reiterated trustees should delegate to academics