Harvard University student Shabbos Kestenbaum is reacting to the fallout from Harvard University President Claudine Gay's resignation and announcement.
Recently resigned Harvard University President Claudine Gay is likely to still earn nearly $900,000 a year despite all her problems. Numerous plagiarism allegations against her.
Gay's resignation will end the shortest tenure as president in Harvard's history, but he will return to his position as a faculty member at Harvard. ivy league institutions.
At the time of his resignation Tuesday afternoon, Gay did not disclose his new position as a faculty member.
“I believe in the people of Harvard because within you there is the possibility and promise of a better future, and these past few weeks I have spent the last few weeks fighting against bigotry and hatred in all its forms to build that future.” It helped us clarify the work we must do to create learning environments that respect each other's dignity and treat each other with compassion, and to encourage open inquiry and freedom in the pursuit of truth. “It is to affirm our enduring commitment to representation,” Gay wrote in part.
Harvard University President Claudine Gay resigns
Claudine Gaye smiled broadly. (Erin Clark/Boston Globe via Getty Images/Getty Images)
“I believe we have everything we need to heal from this.” period of tension And to divide and become stronger. I really wanted to work with you to guide us on that journey. I now pledge to continue working with you to build the community we all deserve, as I return to the faculty and to scholarship and education that are the lifeblood of our work,” Gay said.
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President-elect Claudine Gay takes a seat at Harvard University's 372nd Commencement Ceremony. (Craig F. Walker/Boston Globe via Getty Images/Getty Images)
Before his appointment as president, Gay earned $879,079 as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences in 2021 and $824,068 in 2020, according to the Ivy League newspaper. harvard crimson.
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Gay's predecessor, Lawrence Bacow, was paid $1.3 million a year before he retired, according to the school's newspaper.
Claudine Gay, President of Harvard University (Jiang Haiyun/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Getty Images)
The Boston Globe reported that, according to its sources, Harvard University's president: Dr. Alan Gerberbecomes interim president.
Harvard University did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
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FOX News' Daniel Wallace contributed to this report.
