The Curious Case of Claudine Gay

[George K]

Well, bye...

https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2024/1/3/claudine-gay-resign-harvard/

Harvard President Claudine Gay will resign Tuesday afternoon, bringing an end to the shortest presidency in the University's history, according to a person with knowledge of the decision.

University Provost Alan M. Garber '76 will serve as Harvard's interim president during a search for Gay's permanent successor, the Harvard Corporation — the University's highest governing body — announced in an email on Tuesday.

Harvard spokesperson Jonathan L. Swain declined to comment on Gay's decision to step down.

Gay’s resignation — just six months and two days into the presidency — comes amid growing allegations of plagiarism and lasting doubts over her ability to respond to antisemitism on campus after her disastrous congressional testimony Dec. 5.

Gay weathered scandal after scandal over her brief tenure, facing national backlash for her administration’s response to Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack and allegations of plagiarism in her scholarly work.

Gay is expected to announced her decision to step down to Harvard affiliates in an email later today. The Corporation is also expected to make a statement about the decision.

The announcement comes three weeks after the Corporation announced unanimous support for Gay after “extensive deliberations” following the congressional hearing.

[Horace]

Odds of another woman of color as her successor? Or maybe a white female this time.

[LuFins Dad]

They forced out that poor black Gay woman…

[Copper]

They should pick someone who doesn't have a gender.

And maybe handicapped.

And morbidly obese.

[Copper]

She'll get a nice package, it will probably include plenty of cnn air time.

[Rainman]

Could someone help me find the post where I bet a quarter that she'd be gone within a month?

[George K]

Of course...

"Amidst all of this, it has been distressing to have doubt cast on my commitments to confronting hate and to upholding scholarly rigor — two bedrock values that are fundamental to who I am — and frightening to be subjected to personal attacks and threats fueled by racial animus."

[George K]

[George K]

CNN "analyst" unclear on the concept of what "plagiarism" means.

[kluurs]

“The older I get the more I admire and crave competence, just simple competence, in any field from adultery to zoology.”
― H.L. Mencken

[George K]

[Copper]

Beautiful

[George K]

[George K]

@Horace said in The Curious Case of Claudine Gay:

I wonder how much truth there is to Obama stepping up to support her, and I wonder how much clout he has.

I would google it, but I don't really want to google "obama gay".

[jon-nyc]

Take a bow, Mr Ackman.

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@jon-nyc said in The Curious Case of Claudine Gay:

Take a bow, Mr Ackman.

You too, sir. I just opened this thread for the first time in weeks and saw your prediction 14 days ago.

[jon-nyc]

And Stefanik for getting the ball rolling in the first place.

[jon-nyc]

By the way, the Harvard Corporation statement at least mentions her transgressions. Not with specifics but it at least mentions that there were some.

[George K]

And though she has resigned as president, she still keeps her job at Harvard as a (cough) "scholar."

The salary is about $900K, which is more than I made in 7 months.

[George K]

And the Associated (with Democrats) Press finds conservatives pouncing. Or is is seizing?

https://apnews.com/article/harvard-president-plagiarism-claudine-gay-3b048da1f2ee17b5edec3680b5828e8f