US EditionHarvard dean removed after anti-White, anti-police social media posts resurfaced
Gregory Davis posted controversial comments defending unrest and disparaging police and conservatives, prompting Harvard to appoint an interim dean amid reputational concerns.
- A report Monday by The Harvard Crimson said Gregory Davis vacated the Allston Burr Resident Dean post at Harvard's Dunster House after backlash over resurfaced posts criticizing police and whiteness.
- Posts dated between 2016 and 2021 resurfaced, and following initial exposure in October, Gregory Davis's X account was set to private and now appears deleted.
- Davis's posts included a meme saying 'If he dies, he dies' about the then-President and repeatedly targeted President Donald Trump while engaging on race and whiteness.
- Harvard moved quickly to appoint Emilie Raymer, Interim Resident Dean for Dunster House, while Harvard University officials have not publicly elaborated on the specific terms of Davis's departure.
- Observers noted the contrast between Davis's posts urging 'hate the police' and his prior commitment to being 'open and inclusive', raising inclusivity and vetting concerns in the Harvard residential community.
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The Scarlet A: Activism Under Attack at Harvard
This latest firing exposes a problem of repression at Harvard that transcends ideological borders and threatens everyone’s freedom. Harvard University has just fired a resident dean, Gregory Davis, for his views. Davis was never accused of any wrongdoing in his job. But old social media posts written before his current job at Harvard were denounced by conservatives who objected to his hateful remarks about Donald Trump and the police.
Harvard appoints new Resident Dean after conservative outlet unearths predecessor’s 'anti-White' social media posts
Harvard University recently removed Gregory Davis from his position as the Allston Burr Resident Dean of Dunster House following an exposé by the conservative student outlet The Yard Report.
The controversy swelled at Harvard, the stronghold of American progressism. Gregory Davis, head of Dunster House since 2024, was dismissed from office after the resurgence of former racist messages targeting whites and hostile to the American police. The case, revealed by a student media, provoked a heated controversy on campus. Fox News said that the case quickly sparked controversy on campus and beyond. The residence officials confirmed his de…
Harvard Residential Dean Removed Due to Anti-White, Anti-Police Posts ...
Harvard Dean Removed Over Anti-White, Anti-Police Posts
Harvard University has removed a resident dean from his position after a campus student outlet exposed a history of social media posts critical of police, “whiteness,” and conservative figures. The decision came amid growing scrutiny of academic bias and campus leadership standards. Gregory Davis, who had served as the Allston Burr Resident Dean at Dunster House, was confirmed to no longer be in the role in an email from Harvard faculty deans, w…
Harvard Dean Gregory Davis removed after anti-White, anti-police social media posts resurfaced
Gregory Davis, the former Dunster House Allston Burr resident dean, found himself in the hot seat after a Harvard student-run news outlet called Yard Report resurfaced the problematic posts
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