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Harvard affirms President Claudine Gay will not step down over antisemitism testimony

Gay faced growing criticism from lawmakers, alumni and donors for not denouncing violence and hateful rhetoric against Jewish students more clearly or forcefully enough during congressional testimony.

WEKU · Dec 12, 2023

Harvard board backs president amid calls for removal over antisemitism testimony

Claudine Gay and presidents of UPenn and MIT faced backlash over responses on campus policy at congressional hearing

The Guardian - US · Dec 12, 2023

SNL divides viewers with cold open mocking college presidents’ antisemitism hearing

The presidents of Harvard, MIT and UPenn were accused of failing to explicitly say that calling for the genocide of Jews would violate their colleges’ bullying and harrassment codes

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2023

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Harvard president awaits word on her fate following backlash on antisemitism testimony

Harvard President Claudine Gay is awaiting word on her fate as leader of the prestigious Ivy League school following her comments last week at a congressional hearing on antisemitism

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2023

Hundreds of Harvard faculty sign letter supporting president after UPenn head resigns

Calls are growing for Claudine Gay to resign after UPenn President Liz Magill stepped down over the weekend

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2023

Harvard president survives calls for removal after antisemitism hearing

Harvard alum and billionaire hedge fund CEO Bill Ackman said that Harvard was ‘concerned it would look like they were kowtowing to me’ if they fired Claudine Gay

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2023

Experts: Why "speech we hate" matters

Controversy around Elise Stefanik's antisemitism hearing fueled by "hypocrisy" and PR concerns, say legal experts

Salon · Dec 12, 2023

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Here's the latest fallout at Harvard, MIT and Penn after the antisemitism hearing

Calls for Harvard and MIT presidents to step down remain firm while a growing number of students and faculty are coming out in support of their school leaders.

WEKU · Dec 11, 2023

After Resisting Demands To Punish 'Hate Speech,' Penn's President Capitulated. It Did Not Save Her Job.

Liz Magill and two other university leaders provoked bipartisan outrage by defending freedom of expression on campus.

Reason · Dec 11, 2023

This billionaire just helped topple UPenn’s president. Is Harvard next?

The hedge-fund billionaire has allied with right-wing activists and Republicans in Congress to pressure universities, but some students and faculty say he’s gone too far, Josh Marcus reports

The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2023

Stefanik criticized for support of Trump after push against campus antisemitism

Representative celebrates UPenn president’s resignation as critics point to her support of Trump, who associates with antisemites

The Guardian - US · Dec 11, 2023

Why university presidents find it hard to punish advocating genocide − college free speech codes are both more and less protective than the First Amendment

If a student were to walk off the Harvard campus and onto a street in the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts, and argue for the genocide of Jews, the U.S. Constitution would bar prosecuting her for hate speech.

The Conversation · Dec 11, 2023

Harvard professors defend president amid calls to resign after statements on antisemitism

Petition to Harvard Corporation, which has authority to fire Claudine Gay, urges it not to bend to lawmakers’ demands

The Guardian - US · Dec 11, 2023

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Reason · Dec 11, 2023

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The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2023

SNL divides viewers with cold open mocking college presidents’ antisemitism hearing

The presidents of Harvard, MIT and UPenn were accused of failing to explicitly say that calling for the genocide of Jews would violate their colleges’ bullying and harrassment codes

Fortune · Dec 11, 2023

Penn, Harvard female leaders face pressure

Presidents of Penn, Harvard, and MIT face mounting pressure—following a banner year for women leaders in higher ed.

The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2023

Hundreds of Harvard faculty sign letter supporting president after UPenn head resigns

Calls are growing for Claudine Gay to resign after UPenn President Liz Magill stepped down over the weekend

Al Jazeera · Dec 11, 2023

Harvard staff defend embattled head Claudine Gay amid anti-Semitism row

Petition warns that bowing to pressure to fire Gay would be ‘at odds with Harvard’s commitment to academic freedom’.

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Al Jazeera · Dec 10, 2023

University of Pennsylvania president quits after anti-Semitism uproar

Elizabeth Magill faced backlash after failing to say calling for genocide against Jews would violate university policy.

The Guardian - US · Dec 8, 2023

Billionaires and free speech advocates wade into US college antisemitism fray

Leaders of three universities continue navigating calls to resign following ‘evasive’ answers in House hearing

The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2023

Harvard president apologizes for remarks on campus antisemitism

The president of Harvard University has apologized for her remarks at a congressional hearing on antisemitism, saying she got caught up in a heated exchange and failed to properly denounce threats of violence against Jewish students

The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2023

UPenn in crisis as donor threatens to pull $100m over college president’s comments at antisemitism hearing

Backlash comes after three Ivy League presidents’ controverisal Congressional testimony on antisemitism

France 24 · Dec 8, 2023

US Congress education committee launches probe into anti-Semitism in elite universites

Facing heavy criticism, the University of Pennsylvania's president walked back some of her remarks given earlier this week at a congressional hearing on campus antisemitism, saying she should have gone further to condemn hate against Jewish students.

The Guardian - US · Dec 7, 2023

US university presidents face firestorm over ‘evasive’ answers on antisemitism

Congressional testimony on campus policies by heads of Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania and MIT draws criticism

The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2023

Ivy League presidents reckon with swift backlash to remarks on campus antisemitism

Ivy League presidents are facing backlash over their remarks to on-campus antisemitism

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