Backlash Grows Over Statements by University Presidents in Hearing on Antisemitism
The presidents of Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania, and M.I.T. are facing criticism and a loss of support following their responses during a congressional hearing. The controversy revolves around their responses to whether they would discipline students who call for genocide of Jews. The presidents attempted to provide nuanced answers about free speech, but their responses were seen as evasive and unsatisfactory by critics. Jewish students, alumni, and donors expressed disappointment with the presidents’ lack of clear and forceful stand against antisemitism. A petition calling for Penn’s president, Elizabeth Magill’s resignation has gathered over 3,000 signatures, and billionaire Harvard alumnus Bill Ackman has called for the resignation of all three presidents.
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