NEW YORK – Raffaella Sadun resigned as co-chair of Harvard’s task force on antisemitism, interim president Alan Garber announced in a statement Sunday night.
Sadun’s resignation comes less than two weeks after the House Committee on Education and the Workforce subpoenaed the university for not meeting its deadline to submit documents for its investigation into antisemitism on campus, though the circumstances surrounding Sadun’s resignation are unclear.
According to Garber’s statement, Sadun has “decided to refocus her efforts on her research, teaching, and administrative responsibilities.”
Sadun's replacement
Replacing Sadun is law professor Jared Ellias.
“In the coming weeks, the task forces will undertake initial outreach, information gathering, and research, including listening sessions, surveys, and historical analysis, to better understand the experiences of members of our community who have been disproportionately affected by the events of October 7 and their aftermath,” Garber said.
“I know that we care enough about each other and our university to join together in ensuring that Harvard offers an environment in which Jewish, Israeli, Muslim, Palestinian, and Arab students feel welcome and can thrive,” Garber also said.
Elias said in a statement "I am pleased to be a part of the task force and look forward to helping advance this important work to combat antisemitism across Harvard, and to support the safety and wellbeing of our students and other community members."
Sadun told The Jerusalem Post “I am grateful to have had the opportunity to help advance the vital work to combat antisemitism and believe that President Garber has assembled an excellent task force. I will continue to support efforts to tackle antisemitism at Harvard in any way I can from my faculty position.”