john: fox news alert, harvard university president claudine gay stepping down, marking an end to the shortest presidency in the university s storied history, plagiarism accusations as well as antisemitism on the campus. gillian: busy breaking news hour, so far. i m gillian turner in for sandra smith. so claudine gay confirming the news in the email, she has been mired in scandals, including 50 plagiarism accusations and doubts about her ability to protect jewish students on campus in the wake of october 7th. molly line is live in boston with more details. what can you tell us? her inauguration was in late september and calls for her resignation since october. today harvard president claudine gay making it offering, saying in an email to the university community she made the decision with a heavy heart but adding it s in the best interest of harvard for her to resign, bedrock values to who i am frightening with attacks. and following the attacks on israel and in december
her inauguration was in late september and calls for her resignation since october. today harvard president claudine gay making it offering, saying in an email to the university community she made the decision with a heavy heart but adding it s in the best interest of harvard for her to resign, bedrock values to who i am frightening with attacks. and following the attacks on israel and in december she and two other university leaders testified about antisemitism on campus, during the controversial testimony, all three failed to say calling for the genocide of jews violated university policies. so the answer is yes, that
Harvard president Claudine Gay is facing renewed pressure to relinquish her post atop the nation's most prestigious university as allegations of plagiarism mount.
Harvard's decision to support President Claudine Gay amid credible allegations of plagiarism is a departure from the institution's recent handling of such situations, which included harsh penalties for students who plagiarized their work.