Dem governor calls out UPenn president comments on antisemitism: Failed leadership

Democratic Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on Wednesday said the University of Pennsylvania s leadership has failed after its president did not unequivocally condemn anti-Jewish chants on campus as harassment.

Penn President Elizabeth Magill appeared Tuesday on Capitol Hill for a hearing on antisemitism on college campuses and was asked whether calling for the genocide of Jews violates the university’s codes of conduct regarding bullying and harassment.

She told Congress that if the speech turned into conduct, it would be considered harassment, adding that it was a “context-dependent” situation that would constitute bullying and harassment if it was “directed,” “pervasive” and “severe.”

Shapiro, who is Jewish, told reporters that Magill s comments were “unacceptable” and showed the university was under a “failed leadership,” Jewish Insider correspondent Gabby Deutch reported on X.

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