Harvard President Claudine Gay has been forced to step down

Harvard University's outgoing President, Claudine Gay, is poised to continue earning nearly $900,000 annually, despite her recent resignation from the top administrative position. The decision to step down came amid a storm of allegations suggesting she had not taken sufficient action against antisemitism and was guilty of academic plagiarism.

Gay, a Political Science professor, is set to return to a faculty position at the prestigious institution in Cambridge, Massachusetts despite the scandals. Prior to assuming the presidency just six months ago, Gay earned $879,079 as the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean in 2021 and $824,068 in 2020, as per university records, the New York Post reports. --More...