UPenn Interim President Condemns Antisemitism, Calls for Unity After Controversies
• UPenn's interim president J. Larry Jameson calls recent turmoil a "profoundly painful chapter" for the university • Jameson stresses that "hate has no home" at UPenn and calls for the community to come together • Former president Liz Magill stepped down after struggling to answer whether calls for genocide against Jews violate university rules • Criticism of Penn's response to antisemitism escalated after the Palestine Writes event featuring speakers with history of antisemitic statements • Penn administration struggled to respond to rising antisemitic incidents on campus in recent months