Posted on 01/02/2024 1:26:41 PM PST by Fiji Hill
Claudine Gay has resigned as the president of Harvard University. Gay first came under fire after testifying before Congress about the rise in antisemitism on college campuses.
She has since been hit with a slew of plagiarism accusations. The university said it found "duplicative language" in Gay's doctoral dissertation, but it did not rise to the level of research misconduct.
Gay was the first Black individual to lead the Ivy League school and only the second female.
another affirmative action new hire will take her place in no time.
The following is Harvard President Claudine Gay’s resignation letter, issued on January 2, 2024:
Dear Members of the Harvard Community,
It is with a heavy heart but a deep love for Harvard that I write to share that I will be stepping down as president. This is not a decision I came to easily. Indeed, it has been difficult beyond words because I have looked forward to working with so many of you to advance the commitment to academic excellence that has propelled this great university across centuries. But, after consultation with members of the Corporation, it has become clear that it is in the best interests of Harvard for me to resign so that our community can navigate this moment of extraordinary challenge with a focus on the institution rather than any individual.
It is a singular honor to be a member of this university, which has been my home and my inspiration for most of my professional career. My deep sense of connection to Harvard and its people has made it all the more painful to witness the tensions and divisions that have riven our community in recent months, weakening the bonds of trust and reciprocity that should be our sources of strength and support in times of crisis. 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.
I believe in the people of Harvard because I see in you the possibility and the promise of a better future. These last weeks have helped make clear the work we need to do to build that future—to combat bias and hate in all its forms, to create a learning environment in which we respect each other’s dignity and treat one another with compassion, and to affirm our enduring commitment to open inquiry and free expression in the pursuit of truth. I believe we have within us all that we need to heal from this period of tension and division and to emerge stronger. I had hoped with all my heart to lead us on that journey, in partnership with all of you. As I now return to the faculty, and to the scholarship and teaching that are the lifeblood of what we do, I pledge to continue working alongside you to build the community we all deserve.
When I became president, I considered myself particularly blessed by the opportunity to serve people from around the world who saw in my presidency a vision of Harvard that affirmed their sense of belonging—their sense that Harvard welcomes people of talent and promise, from every background imaginable, to learn from and grow with one another. To all of you, please know that those doors remain open, and Harvard will be stronger and better because they do.
As we welcome a new year and a new semester, I hope we can all look forward to brighter days. Sad as I am to be sending this message, my hopes for Harvard remain undimmed. When my brief presidency is remembered, I hope it will be seen as a moment of reawakening to the importance of striving to find our common humanity—and of not allowing rancor and vituperation to undermine the vital process of education. I trust we will all find ways, in this time of intense challenge and controversy, to recommit ourselves to the excellence, the openness, and the independence that are crucial to what our university stands for—and to our capacity to serve the world.
Sincerely,
Claudine Gay
Source: https://www.harvard.edu/president/news/2024/personal-news/
My thought exactly. They’ll undoubtedly turn around and hire someone even worse. Hard to imagine what kind of a person that might be, but we’ll soon find out.
I don’t see what this has to do with Desantis.
You know he fought DEI in Florida right?
Dear Claudine:
Cry me a river you disgusting excuse for an educator.
Probably a black tranny
But probably got one helluva golden parachute.
Oh, I'm sure she can recite all of the "I'm a victim of racism" tropes in her sleep.
Now we don our gay apparel
And invalidate the degrees she received through plagerism
She is a fraud through and through. Good riddance.
Over her lifespan, she got only 12 publications.
That should not be enough even for tenure, less for presidency.
How much of these were plagiarized, I could not find, but it is stunning, that they let somebody with only 12 publications run the “prestigious” University.
Enabled defended CHEATER/LIAR. Another DEI dolt.
Who will the next diversity affirmative action hire be to replace her? Probably the usual suspect, plus “tranny.”
She also needs to be held accountable for using the image and likeness of Steven Urkel without proper citation.
The issue before Congress was whether the calls for the genocide of the Jews was in breach of the anti-harassment rules of the University. Given that the institution had already denied speakers who dared to express opinions on much smaller issues such as differences among the sexes, we are left with the leadership of Harvard approving the killing of every Jew on Earth.
Consequently, we may understand this also applies to Obama. That is, Obama backs the slaughter of every Jew on Earth. I hardly think decent Christians will be far behind.
Harvard can now move on to their next anti-American, anti-white male president because that's all good.
This woman should have been president of Harvard for life. Her globalist handlers were quite comfortable with all she spewed until she turned on them.
I’d have fired the marxist bitch just for being too ugly.
“Now fire all those who were involved in hiring her!”
And those that propped her up these last several weeks. Harvard can not move forward with the leadership now at the corporation.
They must go! Get out.
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