Harvard President Claudine Gay remains under fire after being exposed as a prolific plagiarizer. The leader of one of America’s foremost universities, lauded for her diversity, has offered several corrections in the aftermath but has steadfastly refused to step down.
She first sparked controversy recently by refusing to answer whether proclaiming calls for genocide against Jews violated Harvard’s code of conduct. After refusing to resign, it was then revealed that Gay had committed dozens of acts of plagiarism throughout her college and professional career.
(See: Scholars Find Dozens More Examples of Plagiarism by Claudine Gay)
Still, the pressure has built, with even mainstream press outlets pushing for a better response from Harvard than simply giving her a vote of confidence and largely ignoring the scandal. How can you have the president of an Ivy League university be a…
