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Behind the Campaign to Take Down Harvard’s Claudine Gay

29Dec

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Behind the Campaign to Take Down Harvard’s Claudine Gay

From the time she began carving her path through the most elite private schools in the nation to the presidency of Harvard University, Claudine Gay earned plaudits and promotions. She also amassed detractors who were skeptical of her work and qualifications and outraged by what they saw as the political decisions she made as an increasingly powerful administrator. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

As Pressure on Harvard President Increases, University Board Feels the Squeeze

25Dec

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As Pressure on Harvard President Increases, University Board Feels the Squeeze

Dec. 24, 2023 10:32 pm ETIn the wake of calls for the resignation of Harvard President Claudine Gay, a growing number of faculty members are turning their focus to the other 11 members of the powerful governing board that runs the school.Some faculty are calling for members of the Harvard Corporation, the university’s board, to resign or apologize and one professor has even floated to the governor of Massachusetts a new governance structure for the school that would give lawmakers the chance to appoint a board member to represent the public interest.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

13Dec

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America Gets a Harvard Education

The Harvard Corporation lined up behind university president Claudine Gay on Tuesday after calls to fire her for her handling of antisemitism on campus and evidence of plagiarism in her academic work. The decision confirms the school’s pattern of putting identity politics above liberal values and its selective support for free speech on campus.In a public letter to the university community, the Harvard fellows who chose President Gay and supervise the university write that they have “confidence” that she is the “right leader to help our community heal and to address the very serious societal issues we are facing.”Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

Harvard Facing Pressure to Remove—and to Keep—President

12Dec

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Harvard Facing Pressure to Remove—and to Keep—President

Updated Dec. 11, 2023 9:54 pm ETPressure continued to mount Monday on Harvard University President Claudine Gay, with critics calling for her resignation following comments she made last week before Congress about antisemitism on campus.A letter signed by hundreds of alumni as well as some students and a few dozen faculty and staff has called for Gay to step down. The letter says Gay “selectively applies the principles of free speech to protect certain groups over others.”Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

Harvard, MIT and Penn Presidents Set to Testify Before Congress About Campus Antisemitism

5Dec

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Harvard, MIT and Penn Presidents Set to Testify Before Congress About Campus Antisemitism

The presidents of Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Pennsylvania are scheduled to testify to a congressional panel about efforts to curb rising antisemitism on their campuses. Claudine Gay of Harvard, Liz Magill of Penn and Sally Kornbluth of MIT are set to discuss Tuesday with the House committee on education and the workforce how their institutions are confronting antisemitism. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8