On Tuesday, now-former Harvard University President Claudine Gay resigned from her position following testimony she delivered before Congress in defense of antisemitic behavior on Harvard’s campus. Harvard initially resisted calls to sideline Gay.
Since then, over 40 documented instances of Gay plagiarizing other academics’ work throughout decades surfaced.
U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville said that Gay was forced out over the plagiarism revelations — not the antisemitic tendencies.
Don't be fooled…these Universities whole heartedly back the antisemitic garbage that was spewed in that Congressional hearing.
The plagiarism is where they drew the line. https://t.co/UZHeirpkmS
— Tommy Tuberville (@TTuberville) January 2, 2024
“Don’t be fooled…these Universities whole heartedly back the antisemitic garbage that was spewed in that Congressional hearing,” Sen. Tuberville said. “The plagiarism is where they drew the line.”
Tuberville has been outspoken in his concern about a growing culture of antisemitism on America’s college campuses.
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“Where do I see the problem? I’ll tell you where the problem [is] – we don’t have any leadership on our college campuses,” Tuberville (R-Auburn) said on the Senate floor.
“Our students are vulnerable when they come to college. We all were. You’re excited. You want to learn different things, and sometimes you get in a little bit of trouble, but you have to know right from wrong,” Tuberville said. “A lot of it starts at home. But we have to have something done on the secondary level and the higher education level.”
Gay’s resignation takes place only six months after she was hired. Her tenure as President was the shortest presidency in Harvard’s storied history.
“It is with a heavy heart but a deep love for Harvard that I write to share that I will be stepping down as president,” Gay said in the statement. “This is not a decision I came to easily.”
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A number of prominent Alabama-based Harvard alums have called for Gay’s ouster. Among them was Birmingham real estate attorney and Republican candidate for Alabama’s Second Congressional District, Caroleene Dobson.
“The moment that Claudine Gay sat before Congress, endorsed antisemitism, and approved calls for the genocide of the Jewish people, Harvard University should have fired her for cause and pointed her toward the unemployment line,” Dobson said in a statement. “Instead, they turn a blind eye and a deaf ear to her offensive testimony and offer a free pass to a darling of woke liberals.”
Many prominent Harvard financial backers pledged not to continue to fund the institution while Gay remained as President.
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