Liz Magill
Coverage of Liz Magill in the Nexus archive.
- Trump administration drops demand for Penn records identifying Jewish faculty and staff
The Trump administration’s Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) withdrew its demand for the University of Pennsylvania to provide records identifying Jewish faculty and staff as part of an antisemitism investigation. Penn agreed to dismiss its appeal to the 3rd Circuit, ending a legal dispute over the federal government’s request for religion-based employee data.
- J. Larry Jameson to step down as Penn’s interim president, ending a tenure during a time of upheaval at the Ivy League institution
J. Larry Jameson, serving as interim president of the University of Pennsylvania since December 2023, will step down in June 2027 after addressing challenges including antisemitism on campus and divisions over the Gaza war. He succeeds former President Liz Magill, who resigned amid criticism of her congressional testimony on campus antisemitism. The Board of Trustees praised Jameson for stabilizing the university during a period of uncertainty.