After months of careful scrutiny, Harvard University President Claudine Gay announced her resignation on Tuesday, making her tenure the shortest in the university’s history.
October 7: Student Groups at Harvard Blame Israel for the Attack
A coalition of student groups at Harvard issued a statement blaming Israel for the violence after Hamas launched a devastating attack on Israel, resulting in the deaths of approximately 1,200 people and the capture of over 200 hostages, according to Israeli authorities. The statement linked the attacks to the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip and called on Harvard to “take action to stop the ongoing genocide of Palestinians.”
October 10: Gay Condemns Hamas
Days after the Hamas attack, Gay issued a statement condemning “the terrorist atrocities committed by Hamas” and asserting that “any student group – even 30 student groups – does not speak for Harvard University or its leadership.” Some donors and alumni remain angry over Gay’s delayed response to the controversy. Several major donors who support Israel have severed ties with the university.
November 28: U.S. Department of Education Launches Investigation
The Department of Education opened an investigation into Harvard University “regarding discrimination related to shared ancestry,” a term that encompasses both anti-Semitism and Islamophobia. Thus far, Harvard is one of about 20 colleges and universities under federal investigation since the October attacks. A few school districts across the nation are also under investigation.
December 5: Gay Testifies Before Congress
As tensions on campus escalated, Gay and the presidents of the University of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology were called to testify before Congress regarding the disciplinary actions taken in response to anti-Semitism and faculty hiring practices.
December 9: Plagiarism Allegations Against Gay
As calls for Gay’s resignation continued, allegations of plagiarism against the embattled president circulated, first propagated by conservative activists and later reported by the Washington Free Beacon, a conservative publication. Bill Ackman, the billionaire hedge fund CEO, posted claims that Gay had attributed some of her academic work on social media and accused her (without evidence) of being appointed solely to meet diversity requirements.
December 15: Gay Corrects Two Academic Papers
Gay requested corrections to two academic papers published in 2001 and 2017 following allegations of plagiarism.
December 20: Investigation Expanded to Include Plagiarism
The House Committee on Education and the Workforce expanded the existing investigation, which focuses on anti-Semitism on campus, to include plagiarism allegations against Gay.
December 21: Gay Requests More Corrections
A Harvard spokesperson indicated that the university had reviewed additional academic work by Gay, and the president was planning to update her 1997 doctoral thesis to correct additional instances of “insufficient citations.” Harvard did not use the term “plagiarism” in its review of Gay’s work, stating that her past errors did not constitute a punishable violation under research misconduct rules.
December 29: Harvard Receives Extension to Respond to Plagiarism Scandal
A spokesperson for the committee announced that Harvard would be granted more time to respond to lawmakers’ requests for documents and information.
January 1: New Plagiarism Allegations
CNN spoke with two plagiarism experts regarding new plagiarism allegations against Gay, as reported by the Washington Free Beacon, the conservative publication. Both stated that elements of Gay’s 2001 paper “The Impact of Minority Areas and Minority Representation on Political Participation in California” constitute plagiarism.
January 2: Gay Resigns, Citing “Racism”
Gay announced her resignation just six months after taking office.
In her letter to the Harvard community, Gay stated: “With a heavy heart but a deep love for Harvard, I write to share that I will resign from the presidency of the university. After consulting with members of the board, it has become clear that it is in Harvard’s best interest for me to step down so that our community can navigate this extraordinary moment of challenge with a focus on the institution rather than on any individual.”
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Gay in her message stated that she will return to her position as a faculty member “and to research and teaching which is the essence of what we do.”
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