The Western Journal
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Harvard President Claudine Gay resigned Tuesday amid a growing plagiarism scandal and criticism of her response to anti-Semitism on campus.
“It is with a heavy heart but a deep love for Harvard that I write to share that I will be stepping down as president,” Gay wrote in an open letter to members the Harvard community.
She said that “after consultation with members of the Corporation, it has become clear that it is in the best interests of Harvard for me to resign so that our community can navigate this moment of extraordinary challenge with a focus on the institution rather than any individual.”
Pushing back against her critics and claiming racism as the root of complaints against her, Gay, who is black, said that “it has been distressing to have doubt cast on my commitments to confronting hate and to upholding scholarly rigor — two bedrock values that are fundamental to who I am — and frightening to be subjected to personal attacks and threats fueled by racial animus.”
“I believe in the people of Harvard because I see in you the possibility and the promise of a better future,” she wrote. “These last weeks have helped make clear the work we need to do to build that future — to combat bias and hate in all its forms, to create a learning environment in which we respect each other’s dignity and treat one another with compassion, and to affirm our enduring commitment to open inquiry and free expression in the pursuit of truth.”
Gay offered a revisionist view of her tenure, which began in July, as it ended.
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