July 2023. Claudine Gay becomes the first Black president of Harvard University. She is only the second woman to be named Harvard’s president.
Just in case you aren’t familiar with the Claudine Gay drama that made the news recently, here is a very quick recap.
On December 5th, 2023, the presidents of Harvard University — Claudine Gay, MIT — Sally Kornbluth, and the University of Pennsylvania — Liz Magill appeared before Congress in a hearing on antisemitism on US campuses. This hearing came on the heels of surging tensions following the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel and the resulting Israeli response.