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Harvard president Claudine Gay resigns, shortest tenure in university history

Harvard President Claudine Gay will resign Tuesday afternoon, bringing an end to the shortest presidency in the University's history, according to a person with knowledge of the decision.

January 02, 2024

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Harvard President Claudine Gay will step down less than one month after her controversial testimony before Congress. By Miles J. Herszenhorn

Trump on trial: What to expect in 2024 from the former president's legal cases

Trump, who is leading the Republican presidential primary polls, faces the prospect of up to five trials during the busy campaign year.

December 28, 2023

December 26, 2023

Harvard faculty appeal to the university’s board to address its growing number of crises

CNN has reached out to Harvard for comment.

December 26, 2023

Harvard Yard on a winter evening during finals week, December 13, 2023, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis/Getty Images

December 26, 2023

US hits Iran-backed militias in Iraq after attack

The US military has attacked Iranian-backed militant groups in Iraq, hours after US personnel were injured in a drone strike on a US airbase there.

December 26, 2023

The US hit sites used by Kataib Hezbollah. Getty Images

December 22, 2023

Explosive claims about Harvard president

The elite Ivy League school’s first black president is under pressure to resign as she comes under fire for her work.

December 22, 2023

A truck calling the president of Harvard a disgrace drives around Harvard University. Picture: AFP

December 21, 2023

Harvard's president looked like she was in the clear — but there are new concerns about attribution in her work

Harvard President Claudine Gay faced earlier allegations of plagiarism.

December 21, 2023

Harvard president Claudine Gay (L) is facing new concerns over attribution in her work. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

December 21, 2023

Harvard President Claudine Gay requests new corrections as House panel launches plagiarism probe

December 21, 2023

Harvard University President Claudine Gay. Ken Cedeno/Reuters

December 19, 2023

US state bans Trump from ballot

Colorado judges claimed the former president committed “insurrection”

December 19, 2023

Attorney Eric Olson argues before the Colorado Supreme Court in Denver © AP / David Zalubowski

December 18, 2023

They Do It for Trump

Behind the GOP’s shifting excuses for abandoning Ukraine

December 18, 2023

Illustration by Paul Spella / The Atlantic*

December 18, 2023

Car crashes into Biden’s motorcade

The US president looked visibly startled by the incident

December 18, 2023

December 12, 2023

American universities face a reckoning over academic freedom

Their treatment of antisemitism is exposing wider inconsistencies when it comes to free speech

December 12, 2023

December 09, 2023

UPenn president resigns in wake of antisemitism hearing

In his statement, Bok acknowledged that Magill erred during her disastrous testimony, describing a “dreadful 30-second sound bite” following a lengthy hearing.

December 09, 2023

University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill testifies during a House Education and Workforce Committee Hearing on December 5 in Washington, DC. Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA/AP

December 08, 2023

US president’s son Hunter Biden indicted on tax evasion charges

Grand jury returns nine counts alleging failure to pay $1.4mn between 2016 and 2019

December 08, 2023

Hunter Biden — seen in a photo taken in Nantucket, Mass., last month — was indicted on nine tax charges in California on Thursday. (Tom Brenner/Reuters)

December 07, 2023

Congress has yet to approve billions in additional military and financial aid Kiev has requested

December 07, 2023

National Security Council spokesman John Kirby speaks at a White House press briefing, December 7, 2023. © Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

November 30, 2023

Henry Kissinger dies at age 100

The former US secretary of state passed away on Wednesday

November 30, 2023

Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger at an event in Washington, DC, 2016. © Brendan Smialowski / AFP

November 29, 2023

Gavin Newsom is picking up where Ronald Reagan left off on mental health reform

California Democrats are remaking the state’s mental health care system.

November 29, 2023

November 28, 2023

Jill Biden unveils a crafty, candy-filled White House Christmas

Children’s feelings of ‘Magic, Wonder, and Joy’ inspired this year’s holiday decorations<

November 28, 2023

The White House holiday decorations were unveiled to the media on Nov. 27 with the theme “Magic, Wonder, and Joy.” (Haiyun Jiang for The Washington Post)

November 27, 2023

Suspect arrested in shooting of 3 Palestinian college students in Vermont, police say

Police in Vermont arrest a male suspect over the attack which they are investigating as a possible hate crime.

November 27, 2023

Husam Zomlot/X. Husam Zomlot said the three students - Hisham Awartani, Tahseen Ahmed and Kinnan Abdalhamid - were shot on Saturday night on their way to a family dinner in Burlington, Vermont

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Harvard president Claudine Gay resigns, shortest tenure in university history

Claudine Gay to resign as Harvard president, student newspaper reports

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