Gay’s resignation — just six months and two days into the presidency — comes amid growing allegations of plagiarism and lasting doubts over her ability to respond to antisemitism on campus after her disastrous congressional testimony Dec. 5.
Gay weathered scandal after scandal over her brief tenure, facing national backlash for her administration’s response to Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack and allegations of plagiarism in her scholarly work.
The Corporation — the University’s highest governing body — is expected to announce the resignation to Harvard affiliates in an email later today. Gay is also expected to make a statement about the decision.
Her tolerance of calls for the murder of all Jews didn't lose her her job but fiddling with hundreds of quotes was just too much.
At the time, I asked if University of Pennsylvania President DEI hire Liz Magill bit the dust over mere calls for the murder of all Jews because she didn't have enuff woke-cred being only a woman. Her whiteness and straightness always were problems. But, Gay? Black and woman! Oy! That's powerful among virtue signalers...
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