Posted 12/9/2023, 10:30:00 PM
Penn President Resigns After Backlash Over Congressional Testimony on Antisemitic Speech
- University of Pennsylvania president Elizabeth Magill has resigned amid backlash over her congressional testimony comments
- Magill was criticized for her response when asked if calling for the "genocide of Jews" violated Penn's rules
- She initially said it was a "context-dependent decision", drawing bipartisan condemnation
- Magill later apologized and said such language is "harassment or intimidation"
- A House committee is opening an investigation into policies at Penn, Harvard, and MIT after the testimony