UPenn names interim president after Liz Magill's resignation

In Washington. The controversy over anti Semitism on campuses has been escalating on Wednesday. White House Press Secretary, Karine Jean Pierre was asked about comments by university presidents at *** recent congressional hearing. Calls for genocide are unacceptable. It's vile and it's counter to everything this country stands for. I can't believe I even have to say that I can't believe I even have to say that the question referred to remarks by University of Pennsylvania, President Liz mcgill and Harvard, President Claudine Gay among others does calling for the genocide of Jews violate Penn's code of conduct when it comes to bullying and harassment. Yes or no. It can be harassment. The answer is yes and Doctor Gay at Harvard does calling for the genocide of Jews violate Harvard's rules of bullying and harassment. Yes or no. It can be depending on the context. These administrators reluctance to give straight answers may be driven by recent controversies over what actually constitutes *** call to genocide. Michigan Representative Rashida Talib was recently censured by the House for posting *** video with the phrase from the river to the sea which critics say encourages genocide against Jews, but which Talib said is an aspirational call for freedom, human rights and peaceful coexistence, not death, destruction or hate. And one prominent exchange at this recent hearing centered on the term intifada, which is used to refer to Palestinian uprisings against Israel often but not always involving violence. Does that speech not call for the genocide of Jews and the elimination of Israel? You testify that you understand that is the definition of intifada is that speech according to the code of conduct or not, we embrace *** commitment to free expression. And while political leaders are condemning an alleged rise in anti-semitism, some observers like University of Chicago Law, Professor Genevieve Laker see attacks on criticism of Israel as the New mccarthyism according to Politico. So with the war between Israel and Hamas ongoing, this controversy is unlikely to die down anytime soon.

The University of Pennsylvania's board of trustees is tapping J. Larry Jameson, its longest-serving dean, to become the school's interim president, replacing Liz Magill, following her resignation last weekend.Jameson is dean of UPenn's medical school and will take the helm of the Ivy League institution at a moment of crisis.The board of trustees said Jameson will be appointed as interim president effective Tuesday and remain in that role until a permanent president is named."Penn is fortunate to have the benefit of Dr. Jameson's experience and leadership during this time of transition," Julie Platt, the interim chair of UPenn's board of trustees, said in an announcement sent Tuesday afternoon.Platt praised Jameson as a "consummate University citizen" and a "collaborative, innovative and visionary leader with extensive engagement with each of Penn's 12 schools."Both of UPenn's leaders 바카라 게임 웹사이트� board chair Scott Bok and Magill 바카라 게임 웹사이트� departed Saturday, just a week after Magill's disastrous testimony before Congress on antisemitism.Magill stepped down under immense pressure on Saturday after struggling to answer whether calls for genocide against Jews violates university rules. Magill had remained interim president until Tuesday. Penn did not have a succession plan in place despite a flood of calls for Magill바카라 게임 웹사이트�s resignation this week, a source told CNN.Magill will remain on Penn's faculty as a tenured professor at Penn Carey Law School.Jameson is UPenn's longest-serving dean and previously denounced calls for genocide as a form of hate, according to The Daily Pennsylvanian. Jameson also serves as executive vice president of the University of Pennsylvania for the Health System."Please join me in thanking Dr. Jameson for stepping into this role and for guiding Penn during this challenging time," Platt said.Jameson will have his hands full until Penn names a permanent leader. Despite Magill바카라 게임 웹사이트�s resignation, the antisemitism problem on Penn's campus 바카라 게임 웹사이트� and many other college campuses across America 바카라 게임 웹사이트� is ongoing.Criticism of Penn바카라 게임 웹사이트�s response to antisemitism escalated even before Hamas' deadly Oct. 7 attack on Israel. Donors lashed out against the administration in the wake of the Palestine Writes literature festival held at Penn in September, an event that the administration acknowledged features speakers who had made antisemitic statements in the past.As incidents of antisemitism rose on campus in recent months, Magill and the Penn administration struggled to respond to and put a stop to hate speech.

Jameson is dean of UPenn's medical school and will take the helm of the Ivy League institution at a moment of crisis.

The Jameson will be appointed as interim president effective Tuesday and remain in that role until a permanent president is named.

"Penn is fortunate to have the benefit of Dr. Jameson's experience and leadership during this time of transition," Julie Platt, the interim chair of UPenn's board of trustees, said in an announcement sent Tuesday afternoon.

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J. Larry Jameson

Platt praised Jameson as a "consummate University citizen" and a "collaborative, innovative and visionary leader with extensive engagement with each of Penn's 12 schools."

Both of UPenn's leaders 바카라 게임 웹사이트� board chair Scott Bok and Magill 바카라 게임 웹사이트� departed Saturday, just a week after Magill's disastrous testimony before Congress on antisemitism.

Magill stepped down under immense pressure on Saturday after struggling to answer whether calls for genocide against Jews violates university rules. Magill had remained interim president until Tuesday. Penn did not have a succession plan in place despite a flood of calls for Magill바카라 게임 웹사이트�s resignation this week, a source told CNN.

Magill will remain on Penn's faculty as a tenured professor at Penn Carey Law School.

Jameson is and previously as a form of hate, according to The Daily Pennsylvanian. Jameson also serves as executive vice president of the University of Pennsylvania for the Health System.

"Please join me in thanking Dr. Jameson for stepping into this role and for guiding Penn during this challenging time," Platt said.

Jameson will have his hands full until Penn names a permanent leader. Despite Magill바카라 게임 웹사이트�s resignation, the antisemitism problem on Penn's campus 바카라 게임 웹사이트� and many other college campuses across America 바카라 게임 웹사이트� is ongoing.

Criticism of Penn바카라 게임 웹사이트�s response to antisemitism escalated even before Hamas' deadly Oct. 7 attack on Israel. Donors lashed out against the administration in the wake of the Palestine Writes literature festival held at Penn in September, an event that the administration acknowledged features speakers who had made antisemitic statements in the past.

As incidents of antisemitism rose on campus in recent months, Magill and the Penn administration struggled to respond to and put a stop to hate speech.

UPenn names interim president after Liz Magill's resignation

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