Nation Jan 04 Harvard remains embroiled in controversy after its president is forced out By William Brangham, Shoshana Dubnow, Ethan Dodd
Nation Jan 02 Watch 5:57 Harvard president resigns amid controversy over antisemitism testimony, plagiarism claims After weeks of intense scrutiny, Harvard President Claudine Gay resigned Tuesday. It comes after she was criticized for testimony during a congressional hearing on rising anti-semitism on campus and alleged plagiarism in her academic writings. Gay was the first Black… By William Brangham, Courtney Norris
Politics Jan 02 Harvard president resigns amid plagiarism claims, backlash from antisemitism testimony She and the presidents of MIT and the University of Pennsylvania came under fire last month for their lawyerly answers to a line of questioning from New York Rep. Elise Stefanik, who asked whether calling for the genocide of Jews… By Steve LeBlanc, Collin Binkley, Associated Press
Education Dec 12 Harvard President Claudine Gay receives university board’s support amid backlash to House testimony While the Israel-Hamas war has deepened rifts at campuses across the country, the three leaders were invited to testify as the public faces of universities embroiled in protest and complaints of antisemitism. By Collin Binkley, Associated Press
Nation Dec 11 Watch 6:24 Harvard president under pressure to resign after testimony about antisemitism on campus The president of Harvard University remains in her job, but there's been heavy debate about whether she should be allowed to stay. It all comes in response to how three high-profile university presidents spoke during a tense congressional hearing about… By Laura Barrón-López, Courtney Norris, Shoshana Dubnow, Jonah Anderson
Dec 08 Harvard president apologizes for remarks on curbing antisemitism as pressure mounts on Penn’s president By Collin Binkley, Marc Levy, Associated Press The university presidents' congressional testimony has drawn intense national backlash, as did a similar response from the president of MIT. Continue reading