University of Penn students react to the resignation of President Liz Magill
University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill resigns after backlash over her response to antisemitism.
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University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill resigns after backlash over her response to antisemitism.
Liz Magill came under fire this week after a hearing in Congress where university presidents were asked about antisemitism on college campuses.
The effects of Congressional testimony by University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill on campus antisemitism are still reverberating, with mounting calls for her to step down.
Pressure is mounting on the University of Pennsylvania's president, Liz Magill, to step down after controversial testimony before Congress this week that many viewed as antisemitic.
Ross Stevens is threatening to pull $100 million in shares of his Stone Ridge Asset Management company after Liz Magill's comments before Congress this week.
An American Jewish Committee "Bring the hostages home" billboard in Philadelphia's University City section was defaced on Thursday.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro joined University of Pennsylvania students Thursday for a menorah lighting. The visit comes as the school's president Liz Magill is under fire for her comments at a congressional hearing on antisemitism earlier this week. Shapiro stressed that he wants students to feel safe on campus.
Magill is facing an uproar over her comments at a congressional hearing on antisemitism earlier this week.
University of Pennsylvania students and staff protested Thursday outside the office of President Liz Magill, who is facing an uproar over her comments at a congressional hearing on antisemitism earlier this week.
Students acknowledged rising tensions but said campus feels safe. Penn President Liz Magill testified Monday before a House committee about discrimination on campus.
University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill testified about antisemitism on campus on Capitol Hill Tuesday. Penn students discuss rising tension.
Colleges and universities have been criticized for their handling of antisemitic incidents since the Oct. 7 terrorist attack by Hamas on Israel.
Penn President Liz Magill is expected to testify in a Congressional antisemitism hearing on Monday.
Over the next two weeks, the documentary "Israelism" is scheduled for screenings at about a dozen colleges and universities in the United States and Canada.
UPenn is now the second school to attempt to cancel one of the student-led screening events for "Israelism."
Penn President Liz Magill is expected to testify in a Congressional antisemitism hearing in December.
The university believes the current political climate is not fit for this conversation. Self-proclaimed progressive Jewish students at UPenn are fighting to screen the film on campus.
A progressive Jewish student group at UPenn says they've had this documentary screening planned since July.
The U.S. Department of Education is investigating seven schools for complaints of antisemitic or anti-Muslim harassment. Two local schools, the University of Pennsylvania and Lafayette College, are under investigation.
Penn and Lafayette are among seven schools being investigated by the U.S. Department of Education.
Penn and Lafayette College are among seven schools being investigated by the Education Department over alleged incidents of antisemitism and Islamophobia.
Penn and Lafayette are among seven schools being investigated by the U.S. Department of Education.
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Antisemitic messages were projected onto several University of Pennsylvania campus buildings, university president Liz Magill said.
University of Pennsylvania president says anti-semitic messages were projected onto several campus buildings at night. Now the school is conducting a full investigation into the messages that were displayed on the walls of Penn Commons, Huntsman Hall, and Irvine Auditorium.
