Ivy League Colleges Refuse to Condemn Calls for Jewish Genocide
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Congressional Testimony
On December 5, 2023, Dr. Claudine Gay (President, Harvard University), Ms. Liz Magill (President, University of Pennsylvania), and Dr. Sally Kornbluth (President, Massachusetts Institute of Technology) testified in front of Congress at the invitation of the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
When questioned by Rep. Elise Stefanik (R - NY), all three university leaders refused to explicitly answer “yes” to the question of whether “calling for the genocide of Jews” violated their respective schools’ policies.
Other Social Positions
The Harvard LGBTQ excerpt was taken from a 2019 lecture at Harvard Medical School.
The University of Pennsylvania excerpt features a public announcement filmed by then-President Amy Gutmann as part of a 2010 "It Gets Better" campaign.
✏️ References
Harvard Medical School. (6 June 2019). LGBTQ&A: Building a Foundation for Understanding and Care. YouTube: @harvardmedicalschool.
University of Pennsylvania. (11 November 2010). It Gets Better: A Message from University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann. YouTube via @penn.
U.S. House of Representatives. (5 December 2023). Hearing: Holding Campus Leaders Accountable and Confronting Antisemitism. Host: Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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