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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Harvard Fires Black Resident Dean After Conservatives Resurface His Old Tweets Criticizing Trump, Law Enforcement And More
Harvard University removed a resident dean from his position last week after some of his old tweets resurfaced in which he criticized President Donald Trump and law enforcement. The tweets, posted before he worked at Harvard, had previously sparked pressure from conservatives to remove him from his role. Gregory K. Davis was fired from his position at Harvard University Gregory K. Davis was appointed Dunster House resident dean in 2024, serving …
Harvard removes dean who bashed Trump, Rush Limbaugh, and ‘whiteness’
It’s not clear if the dean’s posts were the reason; Harvard won’t ‘comment on personnel matters‘ A Harvard University residence hall dean who compared President Donald Trump to Hitler and called police racist was removed from his role Monday, according to an email obtained by The College Fix. Gregory Davis, the former resident dean of Dunster House, “is no longer serving” in the role… Source
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.
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