Ex-Harvard President Claudine Gay reveals downfall of once respected 'elite institutions', WSJ argues

The Wall Street Journal criticized ex-Harvard President Gay for ignoring "substantive criticism" of her leadership, instead choosing to blame others for her downfall.

"Claudine Gay’s resignation as president of Harvard might seem like a ripe moment for introspection at America’s institutions of higher learning," the editorial board wrote. "Alas, they seem to be circling the progressive wagons instead." Jeffrey Clark is an associate editor for Fox News Digital. He has previously served as a speechwriter for a cabinet secretary and as a Fulbright teacher in South Korea. Jeffrey graduated from the University of Iowa in 2019 with a degree in English and History. 

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"The real lesson of Ms. Gay’s resignation is that too much of the American academy has abandoned its core mission of learning and free inquiry in favor of political indoctrination," the editorial board concluded. "In other words, it has abandoned the classical liberal tradition that earned it public respect over decades. That respect won’t return until these institutions return to that mission."