Tag: Education
UPenn President Liz Magill, board chair both resign following backlash over congressional antisemitism testimony
[ad_1] University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill testifies before a House Education and the Workforce Committee hearing titled “Holding Campus Leaders Accountable and Confronting Antisemitism” on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., on Dec. 5, 2023. Ken Cedeno | Reuters University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill has resigned after receiving criticism for her testimony at a congressional hearing on campus antisemitism where she struggled to answer a question about whether calling for the genocide of Jews violated the college’s rules. UPenn Board of Trustees Chairman Scott Bok also said he would step down following the announcement of Magill’s resignation. Magill decided ... Read more