Former Penn President Liz Magill has been removed from the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s faculty directory after assuming her role as the dean of Georgetown University’s law school last month.
Magill — who served as the University's president through a turbulent era of campus protest — stepped down in December 2023 amid backlash over her handling of antisemitism allegations on campus. She officially assumed her new role at Georgetown on Aug. 1.
“I cannot think of a more exciting time to lead this remarkable law school,” Magill wrote in a press release. “Our country and our world urgently need what Georgetown Law offers.”
Requests for comment were left with Magill and a spokesperson for Penn Carey Law.
Magill was still listed as a tenured professor on the Penn Carey Law website in May, a position she had held since 2022.
When Magill’s appointment at Georgetown was announced in February, she became the first among several university presidents who had resigned amid antisemitism scrutiny to reclaim a leadership role in higher education.
The news drew mixed reactions from the Penn community — some affiliates commended her leadership abilities and acknowledged the broader difficulties facing higher education during her tenure, while others took issue with the decisions she made in the months preceding her departure.
Magill’s resignation from Penn came after mounting criticism over her remarks during a December 2023 congressional hearing on antisemitism on college campuses, where she testified alongside other university leaders.
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When asked by Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) whether “calling for the genocide of Jews” violated Penn’s code of conduct, Magill responded that such speech would be “context dependent.” Her answer sparked a national outcry from donors, lawmakers, and members of the public.
“My testimony in Congress left people distressed, and it particularly did that for Jewish students back on the Penn campus,” Magill told Politico earlier this year. “I take very seriously the response that people had to my testimony, and I regret that I conveyed a lack of compassion and care and good sense to those people.”
Prior to being named Penn’s ninth president, Magill served as dean of Stanford Law School and provost of the University of Virginia. After her resignation, she took on research positions at Harvard University and the London School of Economics.
Magill earned $4.46 million from Penn in 2024, according to tax filings released in May.
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Staff reporter Alex Dash covers administration and can be reached at dash@thedp.com. At Penn, he studies history and political science. Follow him on X @AlexBDash.
