Harvard Professor Resigns After Sharing Antisemitic Image: Backlash and Apologies Ensue
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts – After an antisemitic image was shared by the Harvard Undergraduate Palestine Solidarity Committee and Harvard Faculty and Staff for Justice in Palestine, Walter Johnson, a professor of History and of African and African American Studies, resigned as a faculty adviser to the groups. Johnson’s decision to step down was confirmed by his wife, history professor Alison Frank Johnson, in a statement given over the phone on Tuesday evening. The decision came after …