Christine Gay, the first African American woman to lead Harvard University, has resigned following multiple claims of plagiarism and a heavily criticized appearance during a House Committee on Education and the Workforce hearing on antisemitism on campus in the wake of the Israeli-Hama conflict.
 
Gay joins M. Elizabeth Magill, the former president of the University of Pennsylvania who resigned December 9, 2023 under pressure for her answers during the same Congressional hearing.
 
Harvard Provost Alan Garber has been appointed interim president.
 
Below is a selection news stories, editorials and commentary on the resignation:
 
Debate Follows Harvard President’s Resignation Amid Plagiarism Claims and Criticism Over House Hearing
The Chronicle of Higher Education (January 3, 2024)
 
Harvard President Resigns Amid Controversy
Inside Higher Ed (January 3, 2024)
 
Harvard President Claudine Gay Resigns Amid Plagiarism Accusations
Higher Ed Dive (January 3, 2024)
 
Harvard President’s Resignation Highlights New Conservative Weapon Against Colleges: Plagiarism
Associated Press (January 3, 2024)
 
Harvard President Claudine Gay Resigns After Antisemitism Testimony, Plagiarism Claims
Boston Herald (January 3, 2024)
 
Elise Stefanik Cheers After Claudine Gay Resigns as Harvard President: ‘TWO DOWN’
Boston Herald (January 3, 2024)
 
Harvard University President Claudine Gay Resigns
The Boston Globe (January 3, 2024)
 
How a Proxy Fight Over Campus Politics Brought Down Harvard’s President – Analysis
The Boston Globe (January 3, 2024)
 
Penny Pritzker, Senior Fellow of Harvard Corporation, Faces Scrutiny After Claudine Gay’s Resignation as President
The Boston Globe (January 3, 2024)
 
Harvard President Resigns After Mounting Plagiarism Accusations
The New York Times (January 3, 2024)
 
Stefanik, Whose Aggressive Questioning of Gay Went Viral, Claimed Credit for Her Exit.
The New York Times (January 3, 2024)
 
Who Is Alan Garber, Harvard’s Interim President?
The New York Times (January 3, 2024)
 
Claudine Gay Is Out as President. Where Does Harvard Go From Here?
The Wall Street Journal (January 3, 2024)
 
Harvard President Resigns Amid Plagiarism Allegations, Testimony Backlash
The Washington Post (January 3, 2024)
 
Embattled Harvard President Claudine Gay Resigns Just Six Months Into Her Tenure
USA Today (January 3, 2024)
 
An Old-Fashioned Scandal Fells a New Harvard President
The Atlantic (January 3, 2024)
 
Harvard Governing Board, Activists Say Former President Was a Victim of Racism
Politico.com (January 3, 2024)
 
How the Right Toppled Harvard’s President
Politico Magazine.com (January 3, 2024)
 
Harvard's President Might Not Be the Last to Lose Her Job Over Plagiarism Claims, Thanks to the Power of AI
Business Insider.com (January 3, 2024)
 
 
After Claudine Gay’s Resignation, Harvard Needs to Take a Hard Look at Its Own Leadership – Editorial
The Boston Globe (January 3, 2024)
 
President Claudine Gay Falls at Harvard - Editorial
The Wall Street Journal (January 3, 2024)
 
Free Speech or Discrimination? Colleges Need Help Drawing the Line – Editorial
Los Angeles Times (January 3, 2024)
 
A Decade of Ideological Transformation Comes Undone - Commentary
The Chronicle of Higher Education (January 3, 2024)
 
What Does Claudine Gay’s Resignation Say About the State of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion – Commentary
The Boston Globe (January 3, 2024)
 
Claudine Gay and the Limits of Social Engineering at Harvard - Commentary
The New York Times (January 3, 2024)
 
The New Campus Politics - Column
The New York Times (January 3, 2024)
 
Harvard’s Governance Dilemma – Column
The New York Times (January 3, 2024)