Harvard President Claudine Gay Resigns Amid Plagiarism Scandal, Backlash Over Response to Antisemitism on Campus

Gay’s tenure marks the shortest presidency in the university’s history

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Harvard president Claudine Gay will resign Tuesday afternoon, closing out the shortest presidency in the college’s history.

Gay confirmed the news in a letter to the Harvard community. She served as president of the university for six months and two days.

“I will be stepping down as president. This is not a decision I came to easily,” Gay wrote in the statement. “Indeed, it has been difficult beyond words because I have looked forward to working with so many of you to advance the commitment to academic excellence that has propelled this great university across centuries. But, after consultation with members of the Corporation, it has become clear that it is in the best interests of Harvard for me to resignt so that our community can nagivate this moment of extraordinary challenge with a focus on the institution rather than any individual.”

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