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Tag: Liz Magill

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Will MIT’s Sally Kornbluth survive the campus antisemitism reckoning?

Andrew Lapin in Forward · 5 Jan

Sally Kornbluth, President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), is facing opposition and pressure following her participation in a controversial congressional hearing on antisemitism.

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Dozens of Penn professors spent the week in Israel, following their university president’s antisemitism resignation

Deborah Danan in Forward · 5 Jan

A group of 39 professors from the University of Pennsylvania recently visited Israel on a solidarity trip organized by psychology professor Michael Kahana.

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Harvard president will remain in office despite criticism of her response to antisemitism

BCohen in Forward · 12 Dec 2023

Harvard University's board of directors has decided to keep Claudine Gay as the school's president despite criticism of her response to antisemitism on campus.

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Penn’s Jewish students — preparing for finals — say problems remain after president resigns

BCohen in Forward · 12 Dec 2023

Jewish students at the University of Pennsylvania are facing challenges related to antisemitism on campus.

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Julie Platt, chair of Jewish federations group, is leading Penn’s board amid leadership transition

Philissa Cramer in Forward · 11 Dec 2023

Julie Beren Platt, chair of Jewish Federations of North America and vice chair of the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) board of trustees, has assumed the role of leading Penn's board amid a leadership transition caused by the debate on antisemitism.

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University of Pennsylvania president resigns after widely-panned remarks about Jewish genocide

LMarkoe in Forward · 9 Dec 2023

University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill resigned after facing backlash for her response to a question about antisemitism at a Congressional hearing.

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UPenn trustees call emergency meeting as calls mount for president to resign over remarks about Jewish genocide

Lauren Markoe in Forward · 9 Dec 2023

The University of Pennsylvania board of trustees will meet in an emergency session to discuss the future of President Liz Magill, as criticism grows over her testimony regarding anti-Semitism on campus.

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Calling for genocide is antisemitic. Why couldn’t the president of my alma mater say so?

Laura E. Adkins in Forward · 8 Dec 2023

The president of the University of Pennsylvania, Liz Magill, recently faced criticism for her response to a question about calling for the genocide of Jews.

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Under fire, Harvard and UPenn presidents condemn calling for genocide of Jews

BCohen in Forward · 7 Dec 2023

The presidents of the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard University have faced criticism and calls to resign after their responses to a question about calling for the genocide of Jews during a congressional hearing.

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Criticism mounts against UPenn president after she declines to say calls for genocide of Jews constitute harassment

Ron Kampeas in Forward · 6 Dec 2023

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro criticized University of Pennsylvania's president, Liz Magill, for not outrightly denouncing calls for the genocide of Jews as violating the university's code of conduct.