Harvard’s president Claudine Gay faced criticism after a congressional hearing where she struggled to address concerns about antisemitism

Congressional pressure is intensifying on the Presidents of Harvard, UPenn and MIT as 74 members of Congress, predominantly Republicans, signed a letter urging their removal over alleged inaction against campus antisemitism.

Harvard’s Claudine Gay, UPenn’s Elizabeth Magill and MIT’s Sally Kornbluth faced criticism after a congressional hearing, where they struggled to address concerns about their handling of pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian clashes on campuses.

The lawmakers cite there is a lack of moral clarity in the universities’ presidents’ actions and demand immediate removal or risk complicity in antisemitic stances.

Incidents of antisemitism and Islamophobia on campus surged in the aftermath of the Israel-Hamas conflict.