Posts Tagged: University of Pennsylvania
For Ousted UPenn President Liz Magill, Backlash Over Campus Antisemitism Response Long Predated Oct. 7
Elizabeth Magill was under fire from all sides before her widely reported resignation as president of the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) on Saturday. For weeks, Magill...
University of Pennsylvania President Resigns Amid Massive Backlash Over Tepid Response to Campus Antisemitism
University of Pennsylvania President Elizabeth Magill resigned from her position on Saturday, ending a 17-month tenure marked by controversy over what critics described as an...
US House Committee Launches Investigation Into Harvard, Other Elite Universities Over Campus Antisemitism
The US House Committee on Education and the Workforce on Thursday announced a new investigation into top universities for what the group of federal lawmakers...
Jewish Students Sue University of Pennsylvania, Allege Civil Rights Violations Amid Rampant Campus Antisemitism
Two Jewish students have sued the University of Pennsylvania (Penn), alleging that the school violated their civil rights by "selectively" enforcing rules that would punish...
‘Anti-Jewish Double Standard’: University Responses to Hamas Massacre Far Less Robust Than to Other Crimes, Study Finds
US universities have demonstrated an "anti-Jewish double standard" by responding to Hamas' Oct. 7 massacre across southern Israel and the ensuing surge in campus antisemitism...
US Lawmakers Grill Elite University Presidents on Raging Campus Antisemitism
US lawmakers on Tuesday held a highly anticipated hearing on surging antisemitism at American universities, with members of both political parties directing sharp questions at...
University Presidents to Testify Before US Congress on Rampant Campus Antisemitism
The presidents of Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have been called to testify before the US House...
Over One-Third of Jewish College Students Feel Need to Hide Identity Since Oct. 7 Massacre, Hillel Poll Finds
More than one in three Jewish college students reporting feeling the need to hide their Jewish identity on campus since Hamas' Oct. 7 massacre across...
‘Slit Your Throat’: Cornell University Jewish Community Rocked by Murderous Social Media Posts
The possibility of antisemitic violence at Cornell University loomed over campus this weekend after several posts calling for murdering Jews and raping Jewish women emerged...
Antisemitic Vandalism Next to University of Pennsylvania Fraternity Triggers Hate Crime Investigation
Another antisemitic incident has touched the University of Pennsylvania (Penn), adding to concerns about rising anti-Jewish hatred on the prestigious school's campus. Members of Alpha Epsilon...
UPenn Should Immediately Denounce and Remove ‘Penn Against the Occupation’
While some students on the University of Pennsylvania campus mourn the lives lost at the hands of Hamas terrorists, others do not. In fact, one...
‘The Israeli Jew Has Bastardized Judaism’: Pro-Palestinian Rally at UPenn Descends Into Antisemitism
A pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) descended into demagoguery and intimidation of Jewish students, as speakers berated pro-Israel counter-protesters in the wake...
Billionaire Ronald Lauder Threatens to Cut Financial Support if Penn Doesn’t Do More to Combat Antisemitism
Billionaire Ronald Lauder, a major financial backer of the University of Pennsylvania, has threatened to pull his funding from the school unless it does more...
Amid Israel-Hamas War, UPenn President Apologizes for Not Condemning Anti-Zionist Festival
One week after the Palestinian terror group Hamas invaded Israel and massacred over 1,400 Israelis, University of Pennsylvania President M. Elizabeth Magill expressed regret for...
