College of Pennsylvania Board of Trustees Chair Scott Bok has resigned, following the departure of President Liz Magill.
In keeping with the Day by day Pennsylvanian, Bok introduced he is stepping down from the board of trustees. The assertion was made shortly after Magill resigned, the outlet reported.
”As we speak, following the resignation of the College of Pennsylvania’s President and associated Board of Trustee conferences, I submitted my resignation as Chair of the College’s Board of Trustees, efficient instantly,” Bok mentioned in a press release. ”Whereas I used to be requested to stay in that position for the rest of my time period in an effort to assist with the presidential transition, I concluded that, for me, now was the precise time to depart.”
Julie Platt, vice chair of the board of trustees, has been named interim chair.
UPENN PRESIDENT LIZ MAGILL STEPS DOWN AFTER CONTROVERSIAL TESTIMONY ON ANTISEMITISM
The College of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia (Hannah Beier/Bloomberg by way of Getty Pictures/File)
”As a consequence of her present dedication as Board Chair of the Jewish Federations of North America, Julie will solely serve till a successor is appointed,” the board of trustees wrote in a press release. ”The Board’s Nominating Committee will instantly undertake an expeditious course of, together with session with the complete Board of Trustees, and can make a advice for the following Chair to the Govt Committee previous to the beginning of the spring time period.”
In a press release Bok shared Saturday, Magill mentioned, ”It has been my privilege to function President of this exceptional establishment. It has been an honor to work with our college, college students, workers, alumni, and group members to advance Penn’s important missions.”
Magill will keep on till an interim president is appointed.
STEFANIK APPLAUDS RESIGNATION OF UPENN PRESIDENT LIZ MAGILL: ’ONE DOWN. TWO TO GO’
Liz Magill, President of College of Pennsylvania, testifies earlier than the Home Training and Workforce Committee on the Rayburn Home Workplace Constructing, Tuesday, in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Pictures)
Magill’s resignation got here following Tuesday’s congressional listening to, the place she gave a non-answer to New York Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik’s query asking if ”calling for the genocide of Jews violate[s] Penn’s guidelines or code of conduct? Sure or no?”
”If the speech turns into conduct, it may be harassment, sure,” Magill responded, later including, ”It’s a context-dependent resolution.”
”That is unacceptable. Ms. Magill, I’m gonna provide you with another alternative for the world to see your reply. Does calling for the genocide of Jews violate Penn’s code of conduct in the case of bullying and harassment? Sure or no?” Stefanik then requested.
Magill would later stroll again her feedback in a video posted to X on Wednesday night.
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Liz Magill, president of the College of Pennsylvania, listens throughout a Home Training and the Workforce Committee listening to Tuesday in Washington, D.C. (Haiyun Jiang/Bloomberg by way of Getty Pictures)
”There was a second throughout yesterday’s congressional listening to on antisemitism after I was requested if a name for the genocide of Jewish folks on our campus would violate our insurance policies. In that second, I used to be targeted on our college’s long-standing insurance policies aligned with the U.S. Structure, which says that speech alone is just not punishable,” Magill mentioned. ”I used to be not targeted on, however I ought to have been, on the irrefutable reality {that a} name for genocide of Jewish folks is a name for a number of the most horrible violence human beings can perpetrate.”
Fox Information’ CB Cotton contributed to this report.