The president of Harvard University will resign after she faced criticism over allegations of plagiarism and a backlash against anti-Semitism. This is reported by Reuters, reports UNN.
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Claudine Gay has come under criticism in recent months after reports emerged that she did not properly cite scientific sources in her scientific sources in her academic papers.
The latest allegations emerged on Tuesday and and were published anonymously in a conservative online publication.
Gay also became embroiled in the scandal after testifying before Congress alongside the heads of of MIT and the University of Pennsylvania last month, she refused to answer unequivocally whether calling for for the genocide of the Jews violates Harvard's code of conduct.
The corporation that runs Harvard University, backed her after her speech to Congress but criticized her response to the October 7 terrorist attack in Israel, as the campus community responded to the war in Gaza.
More than 70 lawmakers, including two Democrats, have called for her resignation. Democrats, have called for her resignation, and a number of high-ranking Harvard alumni and Harvard alumni and donors have called for her departure.
However, more than 700 Harvard professors signed a a letter in support of Gay.
Harvard President Claudine Gay will step down on resign on Tuesday afternoon, ending the shortest presidency in in the university's history, according to a person familiar with the decision
Gay, 53, was born in New York City to Haitian immigrants. to Haitian immigrants and is a professor of political science. In July, she became the first African-American woman to become president of Harvard University in Cambridge.