Lawmakers Demand Governing Boards of Harvard, MIT, and UPenn Fire Their Presidents After Controversial Hearing

‘Their failure to unequivocally condemn calls for the systematic murder of Jews is deeply alarming,’ the lawmakers said.

(L-R) Claudine Gay, president of Harvard University, Liz Magill, president of University of Pennsylvania, Pamela Nadell, professor of history and Jewish studies at American University, and Sally Kornbluth, president of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, testify before the House Education and Workforce Committee at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, on Dec. 5, 2023. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers is demanding the governing board members of Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) dismiss their presidents following their controversial responses at a campus anti-Semitism hearing.

In a Dec. 8 letter, over 70 lawmakers expressed their disappointment over the responses from the three college presidents during the hearing “Holding Campus Leaders Accountable and Confronting Anti-Semitism” held on Dec. 5.