New York CNN —Former US Ambassador Jon Huntsman blasted the University of Pennsylvania’s response to antisemitism and is promising to halt his family’s donations to the prestigious university.
The strong criticism from Huntsman, a 1987 graduate and former UPenn trustee, comes amid a growing backlash from donors and trustees.
The Huntsman family has been such prominent supporters of UPenn that the Huntsman name is on the main Wharton School building.
The controversy began last month when a multiday event took place on campus at UPenn called the Palestine Writes Literature Festival.
Magill, UPenn’s president, is trying to quell the backlash and conceded the response to the Palestine Writes Literature Festival was inadequate.
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