UPenn President Resigns Amid Backlash Over Campus Antisemitism Response

University of Pennsylvania's president, Liz Magill, has resigned following criticism and pressure from donors after her testimony at a congressional hearing where she was unable to state that calls for the genocide of Jews would violate the school's conduct policy. Magill's departure comes amid accusations that universities in the U.S. have failed to protect Jewish students amidst rising fears of antisemitism. The criticism intensified after Magill's appearance at the hearing, leading to calls for her resignation. Magill will remain a tenured faculty member at the university's Carey Law School until an interim president is named.