UPenn Prez On Defense After Losing $100 Million Grant Over Anti-Semitism Comment

“There was a moment during yesterday’s congressional hearing on antisemitism when I was asked if a call for the genocide of Jewish people on our campus would violate our policies”


-- Catholic Vote, --December 8, 2023

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The University of Pennsylvania lost a $100 million grant after a contentious Congressional hearing focused on anti-semitism on campus, during which Penn president Liz Magill failed to state that individuals who call for the genocide of Jewish people violate Penn’s policies or code of conduct.

In 2017 Founder and CEO of Stone Ridge Asset Management and Penn undergrad alum Ross Stevens gifted Penn $100 million, in the form of a limited partner agreement with his company, to help establish a center for innovation in finance, according to Axios. ---More...

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