The SAS Dean’s Office announced “Living the Hard Promise: A Dialogue Series” and reaffirmed its commitment to open expression in an email to the Penn community on Nov. 2.

Attendees gathered at the Split Button at 1 p.m. to hear speeches from Penn students and professors before marching on Locust Walk to continue the event outside Penn Hillel.

“I have heard from some that I have not been as effective as I could have been or should have been," Magill told the trustees.

The latest longtime donors joining the backlash against University leadership include 1967 College graduate Stephen Levin — the namesake of the Stephen A. Levin Building.

While the drop in revenue is unlikely to affect the student experience in the short-term, experts said that the long-term financial and academic impacts are much less certain. 

Many students who spoke with the DP felt that the action plan is a necessary step for the University to take, while some felt that the plan does not provide enough support to Palestinian or Jewish community members.

Penn is arguing that graduate students are "not employees" in response to their recent decision to unionize.

Faculty members also offered support to the University community and called for “respectful and civil discourse" while refusing to allow hateful rhetoric.

Around 20 Penn community members — including representatives from Penn’s Young Democratic Socialists of America, Students for the Preservation of Chinatown, and the Coalition to Save the University City Townhome — attended the conference and gave speeches about the legal action

The AAUP statement says that the University’s response to the situation has catalyzed “targeted harassment from within and beyond” the community, allegedly from students as well.

The complaint calls on the attorney general's office to investigate the Board of Trustees' conduct and order them to end all direct and indirect investments in fossil fuels. 

In the letter, the trustees wrote that they believe University leadership is dedicated to upholding Penn's values.

"My hope for my tenure as dean is  to connect personally with members of our community in hard times rather than issuing statements," Dean Sophia Lee wrote.

The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke with several Penn community members who have received threats to their personal safety via email and social media after they publicly expressed solidarity with Palestine.

The email, which was sent on Oct. 24, addressed how parents may have been hearing from their children and family members regarding concerns about safety and comfort on campus. 

Rally-goers showed solidarity with people in Gaza amid continuing airstrikes and a mounting death toll in the region, and they called for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

In the statement, the Club said that its alumni members will effectively stop their public support of the University. The Club plans to continue its philanthropic efforts within the Israeli community and beyond.