The University of Chicago thinks it should stay mum, believing that the very taking of a position might chill the environment for free expression and academic freedom. A prominent alum of the Wharton School has taken to task the leadership of the University of Pennsylvania for not speaking up in support of Israel. Rowan is chair of the Wharton School Board.
A billionaire alumnus of the University of Pennsylvania has called on donors to "close your checkbooks" until the schools leadership confronts the pro-Hamas and antisemitic sentiments on display following the terrorist attack on Israeli civilians.