Harvard University's president announced her resignation Wednesday, less than a month after her comments during a House committee hearing on Jewish students sparked a firestorm.
A few weeks ago, M. Elizabeth McGill, president of the University of Pennsylvania, also resigned following remarks made at the same committee hearing.
Gay was also charged with plagiarism for an earlier work.
In early December, the presidents of Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania, and MIT appeared before the House Education and Labor Committee to answer questions about anti-Semitism on their campuses. An exchange with U.S. Representative Elise Stefanik sparked a national debate. It started when Stefanik asked McGill whether “calls for the genocide of Jews” violated “Penn's rules and codes of conduct.”
“If speech turns into action, it can be harassment,” McGill responded.
Stefanik then asked the same question of gay people, referring to Harvard University's policy.
“That could be the case depending on the circumstances,” Gay said, adding that it could be “targeted to an individual.”
Stefanik pushed back, arguing that Gay's testimony “dehumanizes” Jews and that “dehumanization is part of anti-Semitism.”
Gay's statement Wednesday did not address the controversy.
The Harvard Jewish Alumni Federation said her resignation closed an “unfortunate chapter” in the university's story.
“While Claudine Gay repeatedly failed to condemn calls for the complete and utter annihilation of the Jewish people, she tacitly encouraged those who sought to spread hatred at Harvard University. Many Jews no longer feel safe studying, identifying, and fully participating in the Harvard University community.'' Spokesperson Loni Brann Said He said in a statement, according to the New York Post.
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Harvard’s President Resigns in Wake of Comments about Antisemitism
Harvard University's president announced her resignation Wednesday, less than a month after her comments during a House committee hearing on Jewish students sparked a firestorm.
Presented by Claudine Gay. statement She leaves office with a “heavy heart” and a “deep love for Harvard” and “so that our community can navigate this moment of extraordinary difficulty with a focus on Harvard, not individuals.” “did.
A few weeks ago, M. Elizabeth McGill, president of the University of Pennsylvania, also resigned following remarks made at the same committee hearing.
Gay was also charged with plagiarism for an earlier work.
In early December, the presidents of Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania, and MIT appeared before the House Education and Labor Committee to answer questions about anti-Semitism on their campuses. An exchange with U.S. Representative Elise Stefanik sparked a national debate. It started when Stefanik asked McGill whether “calls for the genocide of Jews” violated “Penn's rules and codes of conduct.”
“If speech turns into action, it can be harassment,” McGill responded.
Stefanik then asked the same question of gay people, referring to Harvard University's policy.
“That could be the case depending on the circumstances,” Gay said, adding that it could be “targeted to an individual.”
Stefanik pushed back, arguing that Gay's testimony “dehumanizes” Jews and that “dehumanization is part of anti-Semitism.”
Gay's statement Wednesday did not address the controversy.
The Harvard Jewish Alumni Federation said her resignation closed an “unfortunate chapter” in the university's story.
“While Claudine Gay repeatedly failed to condemn calls for the complete and utter annihilation of the Jewish people, she tacitly encouraged those who sought to spread hatred at Harvard University. Many Jews no longer feel safe studying, identifying, and fully participating in the Harvard University community.'' Spokesperson Loni Brann Said He said in a statement, according to the New York Post.
Photo provided by: ©Getty Images/Kevin Dietsch / Staff
Michael Faust has covered the intersection of faith and news for 20 years. His story was published in Baptist Press. Christianity Today, Christian Poecent, of leaf chronicle, of toronto star and of knoxville news sentinel.
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