Wayne LaPierre Resigns From N.R.A. With Trial Set to Open
On the eve of a legal battle in New York, Wayne LaPierre told board members on Friday that he would step down as the longtime chief of the National Rifle Association. Mr. LaPierre, 74, has led the N.R.A., once one of the nation’s most prominent lobbying organizations, for more than three decades. But his resignation […]
Claudine Gay Resigns as Harvard President After Plagiarism Charges
Harvard’s president, Claudine Gay, announced her resignation on Tuesday, after her presidency had become engulfed in crisis over accusations of plagiarism and what some called her insufficient response to antisemitism on campus after the Hamas-led attacks on Israel on Oct. 7. In announcing she would step down immediately, Dr. Gay, Harvard’s first Black president and […]
Penn’s President Liz Magill Resigns After Her Responses to Antisemitism
The president of the University of Pennsylvania, M. Elizabeth Magill, resigned on Saturday, four days after she appeared before Congress and appeared to evade the question of whether students who called for the genocide of Jews should be punished. Support for Ms. Magill, already shaken in recent months over her approach to a Palestinian literary […]
Wasim Haq resigns from FA Council over post that said ‘Hitler would be proud of Netanyahu’
An FA Council member who wrote on social media that “Adolf Hitler would be proud of Benjamin Netanyahu” has resigned. Wasim Haq was suspended by the FA last week for the post on X, which was subsequently deleted. The post about the Israeli president was made in reference to Israel’s ongoing war with Hamas. “I […]
Eddie Jones: Australia head coach resigns following early Rugby World Cup exit
Eddie Jones succeeded Dave Rennie as Australia head coach in January Eddie Jones has stepped down from his position as head coach of Australia. The Wallabies exited the recent Rugby World Cup in the pool stage – the first time in the tournament’s history they failed to reach the knockout stage. Jones, who began a […]