Tag: University of Pennsylvania
Harvard, London School of Economics offer positions to embattled former Penn president Liz Magill
Liz Magill, the embattled former president of the University of Pennsylvania who testified before Congress that calling for the genocide of Jews wouldn’t necessarily violate the school’s code of conduct, has secured unpaid positions at Harvard...
American donor giving $5m to Israeli colleges after spurning Penn
An American-Jewish entrepreneur who has decided to reroute his philanthropy from U.S. colleges is donating $5 million to institutes of higher education in Israel.
The move comes as months of often violent antisemitic protests at...
Penn ‘failed to take concrete action’ on Jew-hatred, state governor says
The recent resignation of University of Pennsylvania president Liz Magill and board chair Scott Bok has thrown Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro “into a national debate over when constitutionally protected speech veers into impermissible hate speech,” The Wall...
Campus Jewish life requires education reform
Does a mob calling for the genocide of the Jews constitute harassment? Maybe, maybe not. It’s complicated. At least, that’s what the presidents of Harvard, MIT and the University of Pennsylvania told a stunned...
Academic freedom isn’t an excuse for antisemitism
We’re living in a time when American academic institutions claim to be dedicated to eradicating prejudice. That’s supposedly the point of the pledges to support the diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) mantra that has...
Penn leaders cite academic freedom, allowing event to proceed despite some speakers’ antisemitic history
Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters has drawn widespread criticism for his anti-Israel views and content at his concerts, including wearing a Nazi-style uniform while performing in Germany. Now, he is slated to take part in the “Palestine Writes...
Petition calls on U Penn to move graduation ceremony planned on Shavuot
More than 1,300 students and alumni of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia have signed a petition urging the school to move the date of this year’s commencement ceremony, as it conflicts with the Jewish holiday...
Russian businessman gives $10 million to Wharton School for Israeli students
Israeli-Russian entrepreneur Yuri Milner is donating $10 million to the Wharton School to create scholarships for Israeli MBA students, announced the University of Pennsylvania on Tuesday.
It will fund degrees over the next decade for...