Claudine Gay’s Own Leadership Put Harvard in the Crosshairs

Claudine Gay’s Own Leadership Put Harvard in the Crosshairs

Claudine Gay has finally broken her silence. In a recent speech in Amsterdam, reported by The Harvard Crimson, Gay accused Harvard of bowing to “compliance” pressures. She lamented that under her successor, Alan Garber, the university has closed diversity offices, rebranded Middle East programs, and bent to political forces—including the White House—in ways she calls “distressing.” It is a striking charge coming from the person most responsible …