Harvard University president Claudine Gay announced Tuesday she is stepping down from leading the prestigious college and will return to the faculty following weeks of controversy over campus politics and her own academic record.
“It is with a heavy heart but a deep love for Harvard that I write to share that I will be stepping down as president,” Gay wrote in the emotional missive.
“[I]t has become clear that it is in the best interests of Harvard for me to resign so that our community can navigate this moment of extraordinary challenge with a focus on the institution rather than any individual,” she explained of the decision.
