
Politicians, media figures and profs claimed racism drove ouster of former Harvard President Claudine Gay
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Several prominent public figures claimed that racism was the driving force behind Claudine Gay, Harvard's first Black president, resigning following controversy.
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The embattled leader sent a letter to the Harvard community Tuesday announcing she was leaving the post but would return to the university's faculty, adding "racial animus" led to personal attacks and threats against her. Fox News Digital's Brandon Gillespie, Brian Flood and Andrew Mark Miller contributed to this report.
"My deep sense of connection to Harvard and its people has made it all the more painful to witness the tensions and divisions that have riven our community in recent months, weakening the bonds of trust and reciprocity that should be our sources of strength and support in times of crisis," Gay wrote in the letter.