Hundreds of Harvard staff back university’s president amid antisemitism hearing row
More than 600 members of staff at Harvard University have backed its president following criticism over her appearance at a congressional hearing on campus antisemitism. It comes amid mounting pressure on Claudine Gay to step down after she suggested it would depend on the context whether or not calling for the “genocide of Jews” would […]
University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill resigns after backlash to antisemitism on campus hearing
The president of a US university has resigned after she was unable to say under repeated questioning that calls on campus for the genocide of Jews would violate the school’s conduct policy. University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill faced intense criticism from the White House, politicians and alumni for appearing to dodge a question at […]