Facing mounting pressure from lawmakers and university donors to step down or be fired, Harvard President Claudine Gay resigned from the Ivy League on Tuesday, the <a href="https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2024/1/3/claudine-gay-resign-harvard/" target="_blank" class="color-link" title="https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2024/1/3/claudine-gay-resign-harvard/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-ga-track="ExternalLink:https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2024/1/3/claudine-gay-resign-harvard/" aria-label="Harvard Crimson">Harvard Crimson</a> and the <a href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/01/02/metro/claudine-gay-resignation/" target="_blank" class="color-link" title="https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/01/02/metro/claudine-gay-resignation/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-ga-track="ExternalLink:https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/01/02/metro/claudine-gay-resignation/" aria-label="Boston Globe">Boston Globe</a> reported, citing anonymous sources, following criticism of her handling of antisemitism on campus and allegations of plagiarism in her academic work.

<div class="image-embed__placeholder"><img src="https://specials-images.forbesimg.com/imageserve/656f3e9f2ad22a3418e1e1dc/Claudine-Gay-named-30th-president-of-Harvard-University--will-be-schools-first-Black/960x0.jpg?cropX1=0&amp;cropX2=3500&amp;cropY1=0&amp;cropY2=1967" alt="Claudine Gay named 30th president of Harvard University, will be schools first Black leader" width="100%" height="auto"></div><figcaption><fbs-accordion><p class="color-body light-text">Harvard President Claudine Gay will reportedly resign.</p></fbs-accordion><small>Boston Globe via Getty Images</small></figcaption>

 <div class="key-facts-element"> <p>Gay did not respond to Forbes’ request for comment.</p>  <p><em>This is a breaking story and will be updated.</em></p>  </div>


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Harvard President Claudine Gay To Resign, Reports Say

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