Harvard Antisemitism Task Force Co-Chair Resigns Amid Controversy

Raffaella Sadun steps down from her role, citing concerns over the university's commitment to implementing recommendations.

Harvard Business School professor Raffaella Sadun resigned from the Presidential Task Force on Combating Antisemitism, expressing frustration over Harvard's reluctance to commit to implementing the task force's recommendations.
Sadun's resignation marks the second high-profile departure from Harvard's efforts to address antisemitism, following Rabbi David Wolpe's exit from an advisory committee in December.
Interim Harvard President Alan M. Garber announced the full membership of the task force, as well as a parallel task force on combating anti-Muslim and anti-Arab bias, amid ongoing scrutiny over the university's handling of antisemitism.
Critics have raised concerns about the appointment of Derek Penslar as co-chair of the task force, citing his past statements minimizing the presence of antisemitism at Harvard.
The task force's formation and subsequent controversies come in the wake of increased antisemitism on campus, highlighted by the aftermath of Hamas's Oct. 7 attack on Israel.