President of the University of Pennsylvania quits over antisemiticim testimony

Liz Magill, president of the University of Pennsylvania, resigned on Saturday, the Ivy League institution announced. Magill faced criticism for her views on antisemitism on campus.

Magill was among three esteemed university presidents who faced backlash on Tuesday after testifying before a congressional committee regarding an increase in antisemitism on college campuses since the start of the Israel-Gaza conflict in October.

According to a statement released on the university’s website on Saturday, Scott Bok, chair of the board of trustees at the Philadelphia-based university, said that she has consented to continue until an interim president is named. Bok resigned as well.