After The Antisemitism House Hearing: T20 Calls To Remove The Presidents of Penn Harvard and MIT
Following a disastrous House hearing this week regarding how their respective universities are handling the rise of antisemitism, the presidents of the University of Pennsylvania (Penn), Harvard University, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are coming under increasing pressure to step down.
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) questioned donors, students, and faculty during the Tuesday hearing about whether calling for the annihilation of the Jewish people would be regarded as harassment. As a result, the group is rising up against their presidents.
After The Antisemitism House Hearing: T20 Calls To Remove The Presidents of Penn Harvard and MIT
Similar responses were given by MIT President Sally Kornbluth, Penn President Liz Magill, and Harvard President Claudine Gay, who said that the call would be looked into and that it would depend on its context and ubiquity.
The video went viral and drew criticism from both political parties, including the White House; presidents’ attempts to appease critics were unsuccessful.
The board of the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton Business School wrote to Magill, “In light of your testimony yesterday before Congress, we demand the University clarify its position regarding any call for harm to any group of people immediately, change any policies that allow such conduct with immediate effect, and discipline all offenders expeditiously.”
After The Antisemitism House Hearing: T20 Calls To Remove The Presidents of Penn Harvard and MIT
The letter went on, “Furthermore, our Board respectfully suggests to you and the Board of Trustees that the University requires new leadership with immediate effect.
This is due to the stated beliefs of the University leadership and their collective inaction.”
Six Pennsylvania House Republicans and a regular donor Jon Huntsman also suggests that Magill step down. The testimony was also denounced by two Democratic senators from Pennsylvania and Democratic governor Josh Shapiro.
After The Antisemitism House Hearing: T20 Calls To Remove The Presidents of Penn Harvard and MIT
After the hearing, one donor even withdrew a $100 million donation to Penn, stating in a letter that their client was “appalled by the University’s stance on antisemitism on campus.”
In the midst of Israel’s conflict with the terrorist organization Hamas, antisemitism has increased nationwide and on campuses.
In addition, Gay has received numerous calls for her resignation following her testimony, in which she stated that whether or not a call for the extermination of Jews would be regarded as harassment on campus would depend on the circumstances.
Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-Calif.) and Harvard alum Stefanik both deemed her testimony to be inappropriate and she ought to give up.
She is not the leader that these times need, according to a statement from Kiley.
Following the outcry, Gay first issued a statement in which she said, “Those who threaten our Jewish students will be held accountable. Calls for violence or genocide against the Jewish community, or any religious or ethnic group, are vile.”
She went on to say that “words matter” and that she was “sorry” for her testimony in an interview with The Harvard Crimson on Thursday.
Gay told the student newspaper, “I got caught up in what had become, at that point, an extended, combative exchange about policies and procedures.” “What I ought to have done at that precise moment with presence of mind was brought back to my guiding principle, which is that threats or calls for violence against the Jewish community have no place at Harvard and will always be met with resistance.
On Friday morning, Stefanik replied on X, the former name for Twitter, stating that the president of Harvard was “given an opportunity to speak your truth.” You also did.
After The Antisemitism House Hearing: T20 Calls To Remove The Presidents of Penn Harvard and MIT
The New York Republican wrote, “I asked you 17x(!!!) in the hearing whether calling for the genocide of Jews violates @Harvard code of conduct.” “You testified truthfully under oath 17 times. And everyone on the planet heard it.
In the meantime, Rabbi David Wolfe announced his resignation from the Harvard advisory board, which was established a few weeks prior to deal with antisemitism on campus.
Chair of the House Education Committee our complete and unconditional support,” it stated.
Kornbluth has not yet addressed the controversy in a statement.
In an attempt to address the criticisms, Magill made a video and claimed that during the hearing, she had given more attention to the legal aspect of her testimony.
The U.S. Constitution and our university’s long-standing policies, which state that speech is not punishable on its own, were my main focus at the time, according to Magill.
“I should have been more focused on the indisputable fact that calling for the genocide of the Jewish people amounts to calling for some of the worst acts of violence that human beings are capable of,” but I wasn’t. It’s evil, that much is clear.
Although legally the presidents’ testimonies weren’t inaccurate, some experts on free speech claimed that prior instances with how.
It’s difficult for universities to maintain this position now because of how they handled controversial viewpoints.
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression released a statement, saying, “Of course, one can understand the frustration of critics who rightly observe how quickly college administrators — including those at Harvard, Penn, and MIT — will reach for speech codes when certain disfavored views are expressed, yet don the cloak of free speech when they are more sympathetic to the speech at issue.”
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