Harvard student says the decision to keep the president is 'part of a really large toxic culture' on campus

A Harvard student told Fox News Digital on Tuesday that the decision to keep President Claudine Gay is part of a "toxic culture" that has persisted on campus for a long time.

Joshua Q. Nelson is a reporter for Fox News Digital.

Harvard University’s top brass backed the embattled president following intense backlash to her comments about antisemitism and accusations of plagiarism. Fox News' Landon Mion contributed to this report. Joshua focuses on politics, education policy ranging from the local to the federal level, and the parental uprising in education.

"As members of the Harvard Corporation, we today reaffirm our support for President Gay’s continued leadership of Harvard University. Our extensive deliberations affirm our confidence that President Gay is the right leader to help our community heal and to address the very serious societal issues we are facing," Harvard Corporation wrote in a statement posted Tuesday morning. Joining Fox News Digital in 2019, he previously graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in Political Science and is an alum of the National Journalism Center and the Heritage Foundation's Young Leaders Program.