Topic: Liz Magill
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Donors Must Defend University Integrity
Autonomy from wealthy and powerful funders, a longtime college president warns, is fundamental to the work of universities — including Penn, whose president, Liz Magill, resigned this week.
By Elaine Maimon![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Liz_Magill_Testify_by_Anna_Vazhaeparambil_for_DP-791x400.jpg)
Where is the Moral Clarity?
Neither Penn’s president nor her Congressional interrogators demonstrated the fundamental principle in House hearings about antisemitism on campus, a longtime university president laments
By Elaine Maimon![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/UPenn-791x400.jpg)
Teach Your Students, Penn
Campus protests over the Israel/Hamas war point to an opportunity for elite universities. Can Penn seize the moment?
By Larry Platt![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Liz_Magill-791x400.jpg)
The War Comes to the Penn Boardroom
Wealthy Jewish donors in revolt. Pro-Palestinian students shouting vile things. A university President embattled. Isn’t this just what the terrorists want?
By Larry Platt![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/UCityTownhomes-791x400.jpg)
The West Philly Housing Crisis That Was Utterly Avoidable
The UC Townhomes fiasco features a wealthy, easy-to-blame institution; fact-challenged protestors; an elected official who may be in over her head, and a compromise solution everybody seems hell bent on ignoring
By Larry Platt