Reports: Harvard President Claudine Gay will stay in post after backlash on antisemitism testimony

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Harvard President Claudine Gay will remain in her post at the prestigious Ivy League school following her comments last week at a congressional hearing on antisemitism, The New York Times and the Harvard Crimson are reporting. Only months into her leadership, Gay came under intense scrutiny following the hearing in which she and two of her peers struggled to answer questions about campus antisemitism. Their academic responses provoked a backlash from Republican opponents, along with alumni and donors who say the university leaders are failing to stand up for Jewish students on their campuses. Harvard President Claudine Gay, left, speaks as University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill listens during a hearing of the House Committee on Education on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023 in Washington. Photo credit: Mark Schiefelbein, The Associated Press Some lawmakers and donors to the the university called for Gay to step down, following& the resignation of Liz Magill& as president of the University of Pennsylvania on Saturday. The Harvard Corporation, the university’s highest governing body, met Monday. It was expected to release a statement on Tuesday about Gay. The Harvard Crimson student newspaper& reported Tuesday& that Gay, who became Harvard’s first...