The Latest Breaking News from Penn

It may seem nonsensical to say that calls for genocide are protected speech but colleges are in a tough spot

I have a new piece at The Dispatch on the antisemitism hearing in the House Committee on Education and the Workforce and the poor performance of the presidents of the University of Pennsylvania, Harvard University, and MIT. From the piece: The presidents' bad hand in the hearings did not stem…

In her article, University of Pennsylvania professor Claire O. Finkelstein absurdly argued that colleges treat free speech as "near-sacred."

Controversy around Elise Stefanik's antisemitism hearing fueled by "hypocrisy" and PR concerns, say legal experts

Calls for Harvard and MIT presidents to step down remain firm while a growing number of students and faculty are coming out in support of their school leaders.

Liz Magill and two other university leaders provoked bipartisan outrage by defending freedom of expression on campus.

The hedge-fund billionaire has allied with right-wing activists and Republicans in Congress to pressure universities, but some students and faculty say he’s gone too far, Josh Marcus reports

Representative celebrates UPenn president’s resignation as critics point to her support of Trump, who associates with antisemites

Presidents of Penn, Harvard, and MIT face mounting pressure—following a banner year for women leaders in higher ed.