with some breaking news. the president of the university of pennsylvania has resigned. liz mcgill, facing calls to step down over her testimony on capitol hill this week. republicans have accused her of downplaying campus antisemitism in this exchange with congresswoman, elise stefanik. specifically calling for the genocide of jews, does that constitute bullying, or harassment? if it is direct, and severe it is harassment. if it becomes a means beautiful conduct it s harassment. in the chair of the house education committee, they applauded mcgill s announcement. this is how she remains on the faculty until a replacement is found. the statement reading, in part, quote, it has been my privilege to serve as president of this remarkable institution. nbc joins me now with the latest. george? alicia, the reaction on campus is a mixed bag right now. some students getting word that liz has stepped down, and also stepping, down tonight, the chair of the board of trustees, scot
stick to that bullying harassment? if the speech becomes conduct, it can be harassment. stefanik and the chair of the house education committee have both applauded liz magill s announcement and served as president until a replacement is found. liz magill s statement reading in part, it is been my privilege to serve as part of this remarkable institution. joins me now from philadelphia with the latest. george? yeah, alicia, the reaction here on campus is a mixed bag right now. some students are just getting word that liz magill has stepped down, and is also stepping down tonight, the chair of the board of trustees, and mind you, pressure has been growing here for the resignation, following that grilling on capitol hill, and liz magill putting out an apology of sorts, putting out where she clarified mainly her response to that question about genocide, saying it was time to review some of upenn s policies. unfortunately, rise of antisemitic activity and rhetor
undoes. we come on air with some breaking news. the president of the university of pennsylvania has resigned. liz mcgill was facing calls to step down over her testimony on capitol hill this week. republicans have accused her of downplaying campus antisemitism in this exchange with congresswoman elise to fonac. specifically calling for the genocide of jews, does that constitute bullying or harassment? if it is directed and severe or pervasive, it is harassment. if the speech becomes conduct, it can be harassment. stefanik and the chair of the house education committee both applauded mcgill s announcement. they say they will until replacement is found. mcgill statement reading in part, quote, it has been my privilege to serve as president of this remarkable institution. nbc s george soliz joins me now from philadelphia with the latest. george? yeah alicia, the reaction here on campus is a mixed bag right now. some students just getting word that nicholas step down, a