University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill has resigned after intense criticism from donors, alumni and others of her testimony at a congressional hearing about antisemitism on college campuses.
The moves came a day before Penn’s board of trustees was set to meet amid the growing leadership crisis at the Ivy League school in Philadelphia.
“It has been my privilege to serve as President of this remarkable institution,” Magill said in the note to campus.
“It has been an honor to work with our faculty, students, staff, alumni, and community members to advance Penn’s vital missions.”.
Magill appeared at the hearing alongside Harvard President Claudine Gay and Massachusetts Institute of Technology President Sally Kornbluth.
Magill became Penn’s president in July 2022 after previously serving as provost at the University of Virginia and dean of Stanford Law School.
Several said they worried that forcing out the president was an overly simple answer to the much more complicated problem of antisemitism. »
