Liz Magill, U. Penn's president, and board chair resign as antisemitism testimony draws backlash
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December 10, 2023
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The University of Pennsylvania's president has resigned amid pressure from donors and criticism over testimony at a congressional hearing where she was unable to say under repeated questioning that calls on campus for the genocide of Jews would violate the school's conduct policy.
The chairman of the Ivy League school's board of trustees, Scott Bok, also resigned immediately during a trustees meeting Saturday evening, just hours after Bok announced Liz Magill's departure as president in just her second year.
Bok, a supporter of Magill's, defended her through several mont...
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