Pennsylvania Reps. Urge Firing of UPenn President After Congressional Hearing on Anti-Semitism

This comes after the University of Pennsylvania’s president refuses to say that calling for the genocide of Jewish people would violate the code of conduct.

University of Pennsylvania President Elizabeth Magill testifies before Congress Dec. 5, 2023. Courtesy House Education and the Workforce Committee

Six Republican members have urged the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) to fire its president, Liz Magill, over her recent testimony at a House committee hearing about anti-Semitism on college campuses.

During Tuesday’s House hearing, Ms. Magill declined to say outright that calling for the genocide of all Jewish people would violate the university’s code of conduct concerning bullying and harassment.