Magill will remain as interim president until a new person is appointed and will also continue as a tenured faculty member at the university's Carey Law School.
The chair of the university's board of trustees, Scott Bok, also resigned in the wake of the backlash.
The controversy led to major donor Ross Stevens rescinding a $100 million gift to the school.
University of Pennsylvania President M. Elizabeth Magill has resigned following controversies over her responses to antisemitism.
M. Elizabeth Magill, the president of the University of Pennsylvania, has resigned amid controversies over her responses to antisemitism. The resignation follows her appearance before Congress, where she evaded questions about whether students who called for the genocide of Jews should be punished. This led to intense pressure from donors, politicians, and alumni. The chair of the university's board of trustees, Scott Bok, also resigned in the wake of the backlash.
Magill's resignation has raised concerns about academic freedom, with faculty members denouncing outside interference. The University of Pennsylvania faced criticism over its approach to a Palestinian literary conference and its response to the Hamas attack on Israel. The resignation has also prompted calls for the firings of two other university presidents who appeared alongside her in Washington.
Despite the controversy, Magill will remain as interim president until a new person is appointed and will also continue as a tenured faculty member at the university's Carey Law School. Bok expressed support for her, stating that she is not antisemitic.
The University of Pennsylvania's board of trustees planned to gather virtually to discuss the matter. The board of Penn's Wharton business school also asked Magill to resign. The controversy led to major donor Ross Stevens rescinding a $100 million gift to the school.
Major donor Ross Stevens rescinding a $100 million gift to the school.
The board of Penn's Wharton business school also asked Magill to resign.
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Magill reportedly faced the likelihood the school's board of trustees would fire her as soon as Sunday.
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After refusing, along with the presidents of Harvard and MIT, to unequivocally condemn calls for genocide of Jews, Magill reportedly faced the likelihood the school's board of trustees would fire her as soon as Sunday.
