On December 15, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bipartisan resolution on the 13th calling for the resignation of Harvard University President Claudine Gay after Gay gave controversial testimony in Congress last week about campus antisemitism, according to the Harvard University newspaper "The Crimson".
According to the report, the House of Representatives passed the resolution by a vote of 303 to 126, and the resolution also called for the resignation of MIT President Sally Kornbruce. Last week, Kornbruce joined Gay and University of Pennsylvania President Elizabeth Magill to testify before Congress on campus antisemitism.
In recent days, Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the University of Pennsylvania have been embroiled in anti-Semitic protests on campus. At last week's hearing, Congressman Elsie Stefanik repeatedly questioned the trio whether the "call for genocide of Jews" violated the campus code of conduct, to which none of the principals gave a clear response.
The response of the three principals has caused dissatisfaction among some members of Congress. Dozens of members of Congress then sent a joint letter urging the three universities to fire their presidents for failing to address antisemitism on campus.
On the 9th of this month, Penn President Magill has announced his resignation amid a controversy, but the Harvard University Board of Trustees recently expressed its firm support for Gay to remain at Harvard University.