{"id":2133777,"date":"2023-12-26T13:19:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-26T18:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secretive-harvard-corporation-that-backed-claudine-gay-facing-pressure\/"},"modified":"2023-12-26T13:21:54","modified_gmt":"2023-12-26T18:21:54","slug":"secretive-harvard-corporation-that-backed-claudine-gay-facing-pressure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secretive-harvard-corporation-that-backed-claudine-gay-facing-pressure\/","title":{"rendered":"Harvard Corporation, known for its secrecy, under scrutiny for supporting Claudine Gay"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsecretive-harvard-corporation-that-backed-claudine-gay-facing-pressure%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2133777&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Harvard Corporation Faces \u200cPressure to Address Controversy Surrounding President Claudine Gay<\/h2>\n<p>The secretive board known as the \u2064Harvard Corporation, which made the\u2063 decision to retain Harvard president\u2064 Claudine Gay despite revelations of plagiarism and controversial\u2063 statements about anti-Semitism, is now under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mainstream-media-and-big-techs-seismic-shift-to-the-left\/\" title=\"Mainstream Media and Big Tech\u2019s Seismic Shift to the Left\">increased scrutiny<\/a> to take more proactive measures in addressing the issue.<\/p>\n<p>Tracy Palandjian, a nonprofit founder, and Paul Finnegan, a private-equity executive, two members of the\u2062 board, recently met with academics who demanded stronger action to repair the school&#8217;s damaged reputation, as an increasing number of donors expressed their dissatisfaction with the situation.<\/p>\n<p>According to The New York Times, Jeff Flier, the former dean of Harvard Medical School, urged the board members \u200bto be more transparent and proactive, stating, &#8220;If people are criticizing the university,\u200b they are\u200d ultimately criticizing you!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Palandjian reportedly emphasized that simply replacing Gay would not be enough\u200d and that the university needed a &#8220;generational change.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Penny \u200bPritzker, another board member who supported Gay&#8217;s hiring, previously served as the secretary of\u200c commerce in the Barack Obama administration.<\/p>\n<p>While the revelations of Gay&#8217;s plagiarism came to light \u200bin mid-December after her appearance before Congress on the topic of anti-Semitism, the Harvard Corporation had been investigating her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reality-bites-the-democrats\/\" title=\"Reality Bites the Democrats\">academic work<\/a> since October, following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-mayor-accuses-pro-life-activist-of-tampering-with-fetal-remains\/\" title=\"DC Mayor Accuses Pro-Life Activist Of \u2018Tampering With Fetal Remains\u2019\">allegations brought forward<\/a> \u2064by a New York Post reporter.<\/p>\n<p>The Times reported that when asked about publicly reaffirming their support for\u200d Dr. Gay, a Harvard spokesperson stated that the \u2063corporation had nothing \u2064to add \u2064beyond their statement from December 12, \u2063which expressed support for \u2064Gay and preceded the latest wave of plagiarism allegations.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, prominent Harvard donor Bill Ackman, who donated $26 million to the university in 2014, tweeted that he\u2064 had heard from a reliable source that the corporation had asked Gay to resign, but she had refused. Ackman also mentioned that Gay had retained \u2062her own legal counsel and threatened to sue\u200c if fired.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>&#8220;I have \u2062heard\u200d from a source that \u200bis \u200creliable but a step or two removed from the situation that the \u200dHarvard Corporation has\u2063 asked\u2063 President Gay to resign and she has refused. Gay has \u2064apparently said that if she is fired, she will sue. Gay has retained her own counsel.\u2063 I can\u2019t 100% confirm the above is true, but if it is, \u200bI am\u200c sure the Board is concerned about what may emerge in legal discovery in the\u200b event of litigation. At \u200bthis\u2064 point, however, what choice does \u200bthe Board\u2063 have? If the Board \u2064makes an inappropriate deal on\u2064 severance \u2064or gives Gay a guaranteed\u2064 position\u2063 at Harvard,\u200c it will look like a payoff to \u2064keep her quiet.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I can\u2019t see how \u2064she stays \u200dat Harvard in any capacity. President Gay\u2019s \u2062performance and her academic record issues\u2063 provide plenty of cause for termination \u2063without compensation. But at every step so far, \u2063the Board has made the wrong call and dug a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/designer-of-aocs-tax-the-rich-dress-took-40k-in-ppp-funds-while-owing-money-across-u-s-report\/\" title=\"Designer Of AOC\u2019s \u2018Tax The Rich\u2019 Dress Took K+ In PPP Funds While Owing Money Across U.S.: Report\">deeper hole<\/a> for\u200d themselves and Harvard. As we all know, the best\u200b time to start making good decisions is\u2062 now. The sooner Gay \u200dis gone, the\u2064 sooner repairing the\u200d damage can begin.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Bill Ackman&#8217;s tweet further fueled speculation about the situation, suggesting\u200b that the board&#8217;s decisions thus far have only \u200cworsened the situation and that\u2062 it is crucial for them to take appropriate action promptly.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u200dWhy are some board members, like Tracy \u2062Palandjian, emphasizing\u2064 the \u200dneed for a &#8220;generational change&#8221; at \u200cthe university\u200c instead of solely replacing President Gay?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  P>Despite the controversy surrounding President Claudine Gay, the Harvard Corporation has \u2063been cautious in its response, choosing to retain\u2063 her despite the serious issues that have arisen. This decision has not gone unnoticed, and pressure is mounting on the\u2064 secretive board to take further actions to address the situation.<\/p>\n<p>Two \u2062members of the board, Tracy Palandjian and Paul Finnegan, recently held a meeting with academics to discuss the matter. These academics, who are deeply concerned about the damage to the \u2064school&#8217;s reputation, demanded more proactive measures to rectify the situation.\u2064 In addition, an increasing number of donors have expressed their dissatisfaction with the \u200dboard&#8217;s handling of\u2062 the controversy.<\/p>\n<p>The former dean of Harvard Medical School, Jeff Flier, is among those calling \u2062for transparency and action from the board. In a statement directed at the board members, Flier emphasized that any criticism of the university ultimately reflects back on them. He urged them to take the necessary \u2063steps to address the issue\u2062 and\u2063 restore faith in the institution.<\/p>\n<p>Palandjian, one of\u2064 the board members, acknowledged that simply replacing Gay would not be enough. She stressed the need for a &#8220;generational change&#8221; at the university. This implies that the issues at hand run deeper than just the actions of one individual and that a more substantial transformation is \u200crequired to overcome the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-denies-report-that-vatican-canceled-a-meeting-between-biden-and-pope-francis\/\" title=\"White House Denies Report That Vatican Canceled A Meeting Between Biden And Pope Francis\">current controversy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It is worth noting that Penny Pritzker, another board member, previously served as \u2062the secretary of commerce in the Obama administration. Her support for Gay&#8217;s hiring \u2064suggests that she may have had insight\u2063 into the controversy surrounding Gay from her \u200btime\u2063 in the Obama administration.<\/p>\n<p>The revelation of Gay&#8217;s plagiarism\u2064 initially came to \u200dlight in mid-December\u200b after her appearance before Congress to discuss anti-Semitism. \u2062However, the Harvard Corporation had been investigating her academic work since\u200b October, prompted by allegations made by a New York Post reporter.<\/p>\n<p>As\u2063 the \u200cscrutiny\u200d surrounding President Claudine Gay continues to intensify, the Harvard \u200dCorporation is under increasing pressure to take more proactive measures to address\u200b the controversy.\u200d The demands for transparency, accountability, and ultimately a resolution to this issue are becoming louder as more individuals \u2062express their dissatisfaction \u2064with the board&#8217;s decisions. It remains to be seen how \u200cthe \u200cboard will respond \u200dand whether they will be able to restore faith in the institution and its leadership.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Investor David Rubenstein, have publicly called for a thorough investigation into the plagiarism allegations and a stronger response to combat anti-Semitism at Harvard. 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