Thousands Demand Resignation of UPenn President After Controversial Anti-Semitism Testimony

House’s education panel to open formal investigation into the learning environments at universities, including Harvard, MIT, and UPenn.

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

An online petition demanding the resignation of University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) President Elizabeth Magill had more than 15,000 signatures by Dec. 7.

The backlash was in response to Ms. Magill’s widely condemned testimony on Dec. 5 in front of the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce.