JUST IN: University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill resigns from her post after facing intense criticism from the White House, lawmakers and high-profile alumni over comments she made during a congressional hearing on campus antisemitism. https://t.co/rfoyGQRxSS
— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 9, 2023
賓州校長辭職 MIT、哈佛理事會表態支持校長
9日麥吉爾在各方抨擊之下黯然辭職,MIT理事會則發了公開信,指出科恩布魯斯處理反猶太主義和伊斯蘭恐懼症等仇恨問題的表現傑出,表明理事會將全力、毫無保留地支持她。7日蓋伊曾接受哈佛學生報採訪,她為自己在聽證會上的言論道歉,說當下陷入關於政策和程序的爭論,而她應當冷靜回歸自己的指導原則,亦即哈佛不容忍針對猶太社群的暴力。10日,哈佛逾700名教職員連署向理事會表達支持蓋伊,呼籲理事會不要受制於政治壓力。連署者表示,還有更多教授希望加入連署。
Hundreds of Harvard University faculty members signed a letter urging the school’s administration to resist calls to remove President Claudine Gay, following widespread criticism of her responses at a congressional hearing on campus anti-Semitism. https://t.co/tspzmZf3qx
— The Boston Globe (@BostonGlobe) December 10, 2023
#BREAKINGNEWS: University President Claudine Gay will remain in office with the support of the Harvard Corporation — the University’s highest governing body — according to a source familiar with the decision.@mherszenhorn & @claireyuan33 report.https://t.co/ziMzY1ILaF
— The Harvard Crimson (@thecrimson) December 12, 2023
哈佛歷史教授強森(Alison Frank Johnson)參與教職員連署,她不希望開除蓋伊變成政治表態,她表示:「我感覺很多人不了解她(蓋伊)在校內得到多少支持,就連意見不合的人也支持她。我們不希望為了政治話題而失去她。」強森沒有提供連署信內文,不過表明教職員要求哈佛理事會「不要向政治壓力屈服——那也包括罷黜校長的壓力」。
美國有線電視新聞網(CNN)報導,哈佛大學理事會於11日晚間召開會議,12日發布聲明,表示在這動盪、艱難的時刻,他們一致支持蓋伊繼續領導哈佛。這份聲明重申蓋伊為她的國會證詞道歉,且承諾嚴厲對抗校園的反猶太主義事件,指出學術自由和言論自由不能袒護破壞課堂與針對學生的暴力行為,「我們多方考慮,肯定蓋伊校長是正確的領袖,幫助我們的社群療傷,並面對眼前嚴重的社會議題。」而同日晚間,5名在世的哈佛前校長也透過社群網站X(原推特)聲明支持蓋伊。
"As former Presidents of Harvard University, we offer our strong support for Claudine Gay as she leads Harvard into the future. We look forward to supporting President Gay in whatever ways we can as Harvard faces this challenging moment for higher education and the wider world."…
— Harvard University (@Harvard) December 12, 2023