Pennsylvania lawmakers defeat funding for Penn amid criticism over school’s stance on antisemitism

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives is defeating legislation to send $33 million to the University of Pennsylvania’s veterinary school. That’s after the school’s president resigned amid criticism that it has tolerated antisemitism. The legislation on Wednesday night failed after the House Republican floor leader said the university must make it clear that it opposes antisemitism. Penn’s president Liz Magill resigned Saturday amid pressure from donors and criticism over testimony at a congressional hearing last week where she was unable to say that calls on campus for the genocide of Jews would violate the school’s conduct policy. The funding is an annual appropriation that normally draws strong bipartisan support.