University of Southern California (USC) President Carol Folt has announced that she will resign effective July 1, 2025, becoming the first academic leader to step down following more than a year of anti-Semitic protests on campus. She is the most recent.
of daily trojan noticed Folt did not give a specific reason for his resignation. However, the Jewish News Syndicate noted that Folt has been criticized for his handling, or mishandling, of the University of Southern California protests. investigation Indicted by USC for possible violations of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In August, Mr. Folt plan On how to deal with anti-Semitism on campus. ”
As Breitbart News reported earlier this year, USC brought the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) to campus to clear a pro-Palestinian “encampment.” The University of Southern California also canceled graduation rather than allowing destructive anti-Israel protests.
Several other university presidents have been forced to resign for failing to manage protests and protect Jewish students. These include Harvard University President Claudine Gay and Columbia University President Minoush Shafik.
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), who helped lead a congressional investigation into anti-Semitism on campuses, has been named President-elect Donald Trump's ambassador to the United Nations. She would encounter even more endemic anti-Semitism on that forum.
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