UPenn President Resigns Amid Mounting Controversy Over University's Response to Antisemitism
• Controversy erupted over the Palestine Writes Literature Festival hosted at UPenn in September, with critics saying invited speakers had a history of antisemitic statements
• Wealthy donors, including Marc Rowan, called for Magill's resignation in October after Hamas attacked Israel, arguing she failed to quickly and forcefully condemn the festival
• Antisemitic incidents increased on the UPenn campus in late October and early November, including threatening emails sent to staff
• In December, Magill faced intense criticism from lawmakers over her Congressional testimony responses about whether calling for genocide of Jews would violate UPenn's conduct code
• After a bipartisan group of over 70 Congress members called for Magill's dismissal, she and the Board Chair resigned on Saturday evening