Former President Obama reportedly pinch-hit for Harvard University's current president behind the scenes in an effort to keep her in the university's top position, but his resignation announcement was announced on social media. He has remained silent since causing a media uproar.
A confidential source familiar with the matter said in late December that Mr. Obama, a Harvard graduate, privately lobbied Claudine Gay on anti-Semitism and threats against Jewish students at Ivy League campuses after her appearance in Congress. He told Jewish Insider that he had been there.
“It sounded like people were being asked to close ranks to preserve the stability of the broader regime, including its composition.” origin Said Regarding President Obama's involvement.
President Obama's efforts to protect gay jobs have failed.Gaye announced on Tuesday that she is going down Although I am serving as the university's president, I am retaining my position as a faculty member.
'Anti-Semitic plagiarist' Critics cheer for Harvard University President Claudine Gay's resignation: 'Goodbye, Felicia'
Former President Obama (left) and former Harvard University President Claudine Gay (right). (Getty Images)
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“This was not a decision I made lightly,” Gay wrote in his resignation letter to the Harvard community. “Certainly, it has been an indescribable challenge as I have looked forward to working with so many of you to further the commitment to academic excellence that has propelled this great university for centuries.” However, after consultation with members of the corporation, we have come to this conclusion.To help our community navigate this moment of extraordinary difficulty with a focus on the university, not individuals, I have It is clear that it is in Harvard University's best interest for him to resign.”
Gay's tenure as president, the shortest in Harvard's history, comes directly from New York Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik, who testified before Congress last month and condemned the genocide against Jews as a violation of Harvard's academic policies. It ended with me having a hard time answering the question. action.
Harvard University defends Jewish students, saying 'cultural rot' needs to be wiped out after homosexual expulsion
Claudine Gay resigned as president of Harvard University on January 2, 2024.
After testifying to Congress, Mr. Gay apologized and the university's board of trustees ultimately decided to stay by her side Despite widespread calls from donors and lawmakers to expel her. The hearing comes in the wake of a rise in anti-Semitism at American universities in the wake of the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack in southern Israel.
After testifying, Gay found himself facing dozens of plagiarism allegations, which were first reported by the Washington Free Beacon, including allegations such as: In a 2001 article, Gay quoted almost half a page verbatim of material from another political science scholar, David Cannon, a professor at the University of Wisconsin. ” According to the Free Beacon, the total number of plagiarism allegations against Gaye amounts to nearly 50, or “half of all gay published works.”
Harvard University defends Jewish students, saying 'cultural rot' needs to be wiped out after homosexual expulsion
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“Elise Stefanik won,” said Indiana Republican Rep. Jim Banks. Posted in X on tuesday. “Barack Obama lost.”
“Neither Claudine Gay's resignation nor Harvard's statement included an apology for her morally bankrupt testimony,” Stefanik said. Posted in X After Mr. Gay's resignation.
“There was no mention in either statement of our failure to protect Jewish students on campus or our commitment to combat anti-Semitism. As I said, this is just the beginning of a reckoning. do not have.”
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Fox News Digital's Nikolas Lanum contributed to this report.
