![]() ![]() “In this tragic moment, we must respect the pain of our classmates and colleagues and recognize that our speech and actions have the power to both harm and heal our community. ![]() “I categorically condemn hateful speech that denigrates others as contrary to our values,” Magill said. Magill, who became president of UPenn last year, issued a statement on Wednesday saying “hateful speech has no place at Penn.” “I am against all forms of hate and hate speech and view this conference as inappropriate and quite frankly an embarrassment to the University,” Wolf wrote. The “Law & Order” creator noted he was raised by a Jewish father and an Irish Catholic mother and has supported “many faith traditions and free speech throughout my life.” Ronald Lauder, the billionaire heir to the Estée Lauder cosmetics empire, has threatened to do the same.įor his part, Wolf said he wrote to Magill in September ahead of the Palestine Writes festival, but his “request was ignored and things have gone from bad to worse at our beloved UPenn.” ![]() Billionaire Marc Rowan, former US Ambassador Jon Huntsman, venture capitalist David Magerman and hedge fund billionaire Cliff Asness have all vowed to close their checkbooks. Criticism over the event escalated in the days after Hamas attacked Israel. ![]()
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