Particle.news

Download on the App Store

Portnoy Refuses to Hire Graduates from Harvard, MIT, UPenn Over Antisemitism Controversy

The decision follows a congressional testimony where university presidents failed to clearly condemn calls for genocide of Jews on their campuses.

  • Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy has publicly declared he will not hire graduates from Harvard, MIT, and the University of Pennsylvania due to the universities' alleged failure to condemn antisemitism on their campuses.
  • Portnoy's decision follows a congressional testimony where the presidents of these universities did not clearly condemn calls for the genocide of Jews on their campuses.
  • University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill has resigned following the testimony and subsequent backlash.
  • Despite Magill's resignation, Jewish students at UPenn have expressed that they do not feel safe and are calling for further changes at the university.
  • Portnoy has urged other business leaders to follow his stance, stating that those who cannot condemn genocide do not deserve to be in positions of power.
Hero image