Harvard University President Claudine Gay resigned on Tuesday following accusations of plagiarism and criticism over her testimony at a legislative hearing where she could not clearly state that calls for the extermination of Jews on campus would violate the school’s conduct policy.
Plagiarism Allegations
Gay announced her departure, which came just months after she took office, in a message to the Harvard community.
Testimony and Criticism
She and the heads of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Pennsylvania faced criticism last month for their legal responses to a series of questions from New York Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, who asked whether a “call for the extermination of Jews” would violate the universities’ conduct rules.
Gay’s Apology and Impact on the University
Gay later apologized, telling the student newspaper The Crimson that she became embroiled in a heated exchange during a congressional committee hearing and failed to properly condemn threats of violence against Jewish students.
Committee Investigations and Federal Inquiries
The congressional committee announced on Thursday that it would investigate the policies and disciplinary procedures at Harvard, MIT, and Penn. Separate federal civil rights investigations have been opened into Harvard, Penn, and several other universities in response to complaints filed with the U.S. Department of Education.
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