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| Elite Universities Face Turmoil Over Antisemitism Concerns | Elite Universities Face Turmoil Over Antisemitism Concerns |
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| At Harvard, students, faculty, alumni and donors debated today over the future of the school’s leadership. Claudine Gay, the university’s president, was facing calls to resign after widely criticized comments she made last week about antisemitism on campus. | At Harvard, students, faculty, alumni and donors debated today over the future of the school’s leadership. Claudine Gay, the university’s president, was facing calls to resign after widely criticized comments she made last week about antisemitism on campus. |
| As Harvard’s governing body met today, hundreds of faculty came to Gay’s defense in several open letters. One, from Black faculty members, called the attacks on the school’s president “specious and politically motivated.” Another letter that was gaining traction, from students and alumni, called for her firing, saying “she does not represent our collective values.” | As Harvard’s governing body met today, hundreds of faculty came to Gay’s defense in several open letters. One, from Black faculty members, called the attacks on the school’s president “specious and politically motivated.” Another letter that was gaining traction, from students and alumni, called for her firing, saying “she does not represent our collective values.” |
| The uproar mirrors the situation at another Ivy League school, the University of Pennsylvania, where its president, Elizabeth Magill, resigned on Saturday after losing the support of the school’s board of trustees. My colleagues wrote about the path to her downfall, which began as far back as August. | The uproar mirrors the situation at another Ivy League school, the University of Pennsylvania, where its president, Elizabeth Magill, resigned on Saturday after losing the support of the school’s board of trustees. My colleagues wrote about the path to her downfall, which began as far back as August. |
| At Yale, university officials condemned what they called the desecration of a public Hanukkah menorah after a protester hung a Palestinian flag from it. | At Yale, university officials condemned what they called the desecration of a public Hanukkah menorah after a protester hung a Palestinian flag from it. |
| Now in question: Academic freedom is highly valued by many at American universities, but critics say it is sometimes invoked to dodge repercussions. |