• Dr. Gay testified at a congressional hearing on antisemitism on US college campuses on December 5, 2023^[1].

• She was asked by a Republican lawmaker whether calling for the genocide of Jews violated Harvard’s code of conduct or rules regarding bullying and harassment^[1].

• She replied that it depended on the context and that Harvard only takes action when the speech crosses into conduct that amounts to bullying, harassment, or intimidation^[1].

• Her answer sparked a national backlash and criticism from Jewish groups, students, alumni, and the White House^{[1] [2] [3]}.

• She apologized for her remarks in an interview with The Crimson student newspaper and said that calls for violence against the Jewish community have no place at Harvard^[1].

• She also announced the formation of an Antisemitism Advisory Group of faculty, alumni, students, and leaders of Harvard’s Jewish community to help develop a strategy for confronting antisemitism on campus^[4].

• The Harvard Corporation, the university’s key oversight board, issued a statement of unanimous support for Dr. Gay and said that she is the right leader for Harvard^{[2] [5]}.

• Update: Dr. Gay resigned on Tuesday Jan 2, 2024^[6].

1. Harvard board keeps president as leader of Ivy League school following antisemitism backlash ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5

2. Top oversight board backs Harvard University leader: ‘We unanimously stand in support of President Gay’ ↩ ↩2

3. Read Harvard’s statement saying that president Claudine Gay is the ‘right leader’ for the university as it faces continued accusations of failing to condemn antisemitism on campus ↩

4. Harvard’s president has apologised for controversial remarks she made at a congressional hearing about antisemitism on US college campuses. ↩

5. Combating Antisemitism ↩

6. AP: Plagiarism charges downed Harvard’s president. A conservative attack helped to fan the outrage ↩