Embattled Harvard University President Claudine Gay resigned Tuesday amid plagiarism accusations and criticism over testimony at a congressional hearing where she was unable to say unequivocally that calls on campus for the genocide of Jews would violate the school’s conduct policy.
Gay announced her departure, which came just months into her tenure, in a letter to the Harvard community.
She had been accused of six additional allegations of plagiarism on Monday, bringing the total number to almost 50, The Free Beacon reported.
Meanwhile, Dr. Carol M. Swain, from whose work Gay was accused of plagiarizing, asked on the social platform X Tuesday, “Why did it take Harvard University and Ms. Gay so long to do the right thing for the good of the nation?”
Why did it take Harvard University and Ms. Gay so long to do the right thing for the good of the nation? #ClaudineGay https://t.co/8NHE2F3HEN pic.twitter.com/o5q1ZidAc6
— Dr. Carol M. Swain (@carolmswain) January 2, 2024
In an earlier post on Monday, Swain wrote, “I’m waiting for the other Ivy League institutions to weigh in and help us resolve this complex issue of what constitutes actionable plagiarism. Harvard University’s mishandling of this matter harms higher education and will
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