Wharton Dean Sees Need to Fix UPenn Donor Backlash in Antisemitism Turmoil

Erika James, dean of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, said the institution has a responsibility to repair its reputation and fix relationships with donors who have accused it of tolerating antisemitism.

“I don’t experience my colleagues, for example, within the university as antisemitic, but I recognize that many of the activities that are happening right now would lead to that impression,” James said in response to a question from the audience at an event organized by the Economic Club of New York. “It’s our responsibility to repair those relationships.”