Sciences Po director resigns as scandals rock top university

An elite French university was dragged into the national spotlight on Wednesday 13 March as its director quit over alleged domestic violence and a pro-Palestinian demonstration sparked accusations of anti-Semitism, reports France24.

Mathias Vicherat, director of the prestigious Sciences Po school in Paris, said he was stepping down after being ordered to stand trial in a domestic violence case. Students demanded his resignation after he and his partner Anissa Bonnefont were briefly detained in December, each accusing the other of domestic violence.

Meanwhile, more controversy struck the Sciences Po campus after around 100 students occupying the main lecture hall as part of a pro-Palestinian demonstration on Tuesday 12 March were accused of barring entry to a Jewish student and insulting her. The student, a member of the Union of Jewish Students in France that claims a national membership of 15,000, was greeted with shouts of “Don't let her in, she’s a Zionist”, the union said on X.
Full report on the France24 site