Claudine Gay

Claudine Gay (born August 4, 1970) is an American political scientist who is the 30th president of Harvard University. Assuming office in 2023, she became the university's first Black president 368 years after its founding.

Prior to becoming the university's president, she served as the Edgerley Family Dean of Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences and the Wilbur A. Cowett Professor of Government and of African and African-American Studies. Gay's research addresses American political behavior, including voter turnout and politics of race and identity.

Following the October 7, 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel, Gay faced criticism, including from former Harvard President Lawrence Summers, for failing to adequately condemn the attacks. In a December 2023 congressional hearing, Gay was criticized by some members of Congress who accused her of not doing enough to condemn and combat antisemitism on Harvard's campus and was questioned by U.S. Representative Elise Stefanik (R-NY) about her failure to classify calls for "genocide of Jews" as harassment. At the Congressional House Education and the Workforce Committee hearing on antisemitism, Rep. Stefanik asked:

“Dr. Gay, at Harvard, does calling for the genocide of Jews violate Harvard’s rules of bullying and harassment, yes or no?"

and Gay answered:

“It can be, depending on the context.”

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