Harvard President Claudine Gay speaks during a hearing of the House Committee on Education [File: Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo] Leaders at the three top universities in the United States have faced calls to resign after their testimony before a congressional hearing on campus anti-Semitism set off a firestorm of criticism. On Tuesday, Harvard University announced it would keep political scientist Claudine Gay as its president, after her counterpart at the University of Pennsylvania, Elizabeth Magill, stepped down over the weekend . Keep reading list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4 What’s UN Resolution 377A, can it help in efforts to stop Israel-Gaza war? list 2 of 4 What is the global strike demanding ceasefire in Gaza? list 3 of 4 Israeli soldier makes video vandalising Palestinian shop in Gaza list 4 of 4 Israel continues to pound Gaza as it warns war could continue for ‘months’ end of list Gay, Magill and Sally Kornbluth, the president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), have all faced a backlash since their joint appearance before Congress on December 6, where they were asked how they would address anti-Semitism at their universities. Republican Representative Elise Stefanik grilled the academic leaders for offering evasive answers about whether calls for the “genocide of Jews” violated their schools’ codes of conduct. “Calling for the genocide of Jews is dependent on the context?” Stefanik said incredulously in response to their answers. “That is not bullying or harassment? This is the easiest question to answer yes.” Fears over anti-Semitism and other forms of hate have spiked since the start of the Israeli war in Gaza on October 7, which sparked widespread campus protests in the US. As pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian protesters clashed, university leaders faced scrutiny over what speech is protected on school grounds – and what, if […]
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