American political scientist and university administrator (born 1970)
Claudine Gay (born 1970)[2] [3] is an American political scientist and academic administrator who is the Wilbur A. Cowett Professor of Government and of African and African-American Studies at Harvard. Gay's research addresses American political behavior, including voter turnout and politics of race and identity.[4]
From July 1, 2023, until January 2, 2024, Gay was the 30th president of Harvard University . She became the first Black president of Harvard[5] after having served as the dean of Social Sciences and the dean of the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences . In December 2023, Gay and two other university presidents faced pressure from the public[6] [7] and from a Congressional committee to resign, over responses to antisemitism on their campuses.[8] [9] [10] [11] Gay also faced myriad accusations of plagiarism ,[12] [13] including a probe by the same committee.[14] The following month she resigned from the presidency.[15]
^ "Excerpts From Dr. Claudine Gay's Work – The New York Times" . The New York Times . January 3, 2024. Archived from the original on January 3, 2024. Retrieved January 3, 2024 .
^ Saul, Stephanie; Patel, Vimal (December 15, 2022). "Harvard Names a New President, an Insider and Historic First" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Archived from the original on December 22, 2022. Retrieved December 16, 2022 .
^ "Harvard President Resigns After Mounting Plagiarism Accusations" . The New York Times . January 2, 2024. Archived from the original on January 3, 2024. Retrieved January 3, 2024 .
^ "Claudine Gay" . aaas.fas.harvard.edu . Archived from the original on December 7, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2023 .
^ Herszenhorn, Miles J.; Yuan, Claire (July 2, 2023). "Claudine Gay Takes Office, Officially Becoming Harvard's First Black President" . The Harvard Crimson . Archived from the original on December 28, 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2023 .
^ Belkin, Douglas; Ellis, Lindsay (October 11, 2023). "Blaming Israel for Hamas Attacks Sparks Backlash Across U.S., Exposing Deep Rifts" . The Wall Street Journal . Archived from the original on October 13, 2023. Retrieved October 13, 2023 .
^ Hartocollis, Anemona; Saul, Stephanie; Patel, Vimal (October 10, 2023). "At Harvard, a Battle Over What Should Be Said About the Hamas Attacks" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Archived from the original on October 13, 2023. Retrieved October 13, 2023 .
^ Hensley, Sarah Beth (December 6, 2023). "Harvard's president answers backlash over response to calls for 'genocide of Jews' " . ABC News . Archived from the original on December 7, 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2023 .
^ "How are Harvard, Penn presidents responding to campus anti-Semitism row?" . Al Jazeera . December 6, 2023. Archived from the original on December 7, 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2023 .
^ Saul, Stephanie; Hartocollis, Anemona (December 6, 2023). "College Presidents Under Fire After Dodging Questions About Antisemitism" . The New York Times . Archived from the original on December 8, 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2023 .
^ Korn, Melissa (December 10, 2023). "Penn President, Board Chair Resign After Furor Over Comments on Campus Antisemitism" . WSJ . Archived from the original on December 10, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2024 .
^ Diver, Tony (December 11, 2023). "Harvard University president Claudine Gay accused of plagiarism amid anti-Semitism row" . The Telegraph . Archived from the original on December 11, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023 .
^ Schuessler, Jennifer (December 21, 2023). "Harvard Finds More Instances of 'Duplicative Language' in President's Work" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Archived from the original on December 26, 2023. Retrieved January 1, 2024 .
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^ Walker, Adria R. (January 2, 2024). "Harvard president resigns amid claims of plagiarism and antisemitism backlash" . The Guardian . Archived from the original on January 2, 2024. Retrieved January 2, 2024 .