(Fox News) University of Pennsylvania Board of Trustees Chair Scott Bok has resigned, following the departure of President Liz Magill.
According to the Daily Pennsylvanian, Bok announced he’s stepping down from the board of trustees. The statement was made shortly after Magill resigned, the outlet reported.
“Today, following the resignation of the University of Pennsylvania’s President and related Board of Trustee meetings, I submitted my resignation as Chair of the University’s Board of Trustees, effective immediately,” Bok said in a statement. “While I was asked to remain in that role for the remainder of my term in order to help with the presidential transition, I concluded that, for me, now was the right time to depart.”
Julie Platt, vice chair of the board of trustees, has been named interim chair.
The University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia (Hannah Beier/Bloomberg via Getty Images/File)
“Due to her current commitment as Board Chair of the Jewish Federations of North America, Julie will only serve until a successor is appointed,” the board of trustees wrote in a statement. “The Board’s Nominating Committee will immediately undertake an expeditious process, including consultation with the full Board of Trustees, and will make a recommendation for the next Chair to the Executive Committee prior to the start of the spring term.”
In a statement Bok shared Saturday, Magill said, “It has been my privilege to serve as President of this remarkable institution. It has been an honor to work with our faculty, students, staff, alumni, and community members to advance Penn’s vital missions.”
Magill will stay on until an interim president is appointed.
Liz Magill, President of University of Pennsylvania, testifies before the House Education and Workforce Committee at the Rayburn House Office Building, Tuesday, in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Magill’s resignation came following Tuesday’s congressional hearing, where she gave a non-answer to New York Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik’s question asking if “calling for the genocide of Jews violate[s] Penn’s rules or code of conduct? Yes or no?”
