Hundreds of faculty at Harvard University have signed a letter showing support for their president, who is facing a potential ouster after she and other college leaders came under fire for their comments during a congressional hearing on antisemitism .

As of Sunday afternoon, more than 500 faculty members signed the letter to Harvard Corporation urging it to resist calls to remove Claudine Gay from her title as the universitys president. The Corporation, which is Harvards top governing body, met on Sunday with the universitys Board of Overseers, according to The Harvard Crimson .

On Tuesday, Gay joined University of Pennsylvania President Elizabeth Magill and Massachusetts Institute of Technology President Sally Kornbluth to testify at a congressional hearing on campus antisemitism. During a heated exchange between the presidents and Rep. Elise Stefanik, the New York Republican asked whether calls for the genocide of Jews would violate their universities codes of conduct.

Whether such calls violate university policies depends on the context, Gay answered. When it crosses into conduct that amounts to bullying, harassment, intimidation, that is actionable conduct, and we do take action.

Ive sought to confront hate while preserving free expression, she said. This is difficult work, and I know that I have not always gotten it right.