"Harvard President Claudine Gay Steps Down Amid Plagiarism Scandal and Backlash"

Claudine Gay, President of Harvard University, has resigned following allegations of plagiarism in her academic work and controversy over her responses during a congressional hearing on antisemitism on college campuses. Despite a review by the Harvard Corporation finding only "inadequate citation" rather than research misconduct, the backlash and calls for her resignation have led to her decision to step down. Gay, who made history as the first person of color and second woman to serve as Harvard's president, will remain a faculty member, while Provost Alan M. Garber will serve as interim president.