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At Tuesday's hearing before the Republican-led House Education and Workforce Committee, Dr Gay - along with the presidents of the University of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT - was challenged on university policies and procedures to combat antisemitism.

Dr Gay, and two other university presidents who gave similar answers, have since faced fierce criticism. In a statement Tuesday, the Harvard Corporation wrote, "First and foremost, we thank President Gay for her deep and unwavering commitment to Harvard and to the pursuit of academic excellence.

Skip to content. Share Save. He noted that these colleges had spoken out against racism in recent years but retreated to "transparently hypocritical" defences of free speech on more contentious issues. Ms Stefanik had previously asked about contentious phrases commonly used by some members of the Pro-Palestinian movement, which Dr Gay said she found personally "abhorrent".

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Jewish groups have reported an alarming rise in antisemitic incidents in the US since the conflict began. Some have since called for her resignation. Yes or no? When words amplify distress and pain, I don't know how you could feel anything but regret," she added.

Claudine Gay: Harvard president sorry for remarks on antisemitism. The Ivy League school is one of several in the US accused of failing to protect its Jewish students following the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war two months ago. Harvard's president has apologised for controversial remarks she made at a congressional hearing about antisemitism on US college campuses.

Harvard President Claudine Gay apologized for her remarks at the end of her congressional testimony, which sparked fierce national criticism and led the leadership of Harvard Hillel to say they.

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Addressing the criticism in her interview with The CrimsonDr Gay said she had "got caught up in what had become at that point, an extended, combative exchange about policies and procedures". When asked whether calls for the genocide of Jews.

Dr Gay and the other college presidents also stated their support for Israel and opposition to antisemitism, but Dr Gay said her comments during the now viral exchange with Ms Stefanik were a mistake. Harvard Hillel, a Jewish campus organisation, said in a statement on Tuesday that the testimony "calls into question [Dr Gay's] ability to protect Jewish students on Harvard's campus".

Statement from the Harvard Corporation: President Gay Dear Members of the Harvard Community, With great sadness, we write in light of President Claudine Gay’s message announcing her intention to step down from the presidency and resume her faculty position at Harvard.

University of Pennsylvania President Elizabeth Magill is also facing a call to resign by an advisory board to the university's influential Wharton business school. Each witness evaded a direct answer, saying "it depends on the context".

Near the end of the nearly six-hour hearing, New York Republican Elise Stefanik asked the three women: "Does calling for the genocide of Jews violate [your university's] code of conduct or rules regarding bullying and harassment?

Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania and MIT now all face official congressional investigations on their efforts to address antisemitism. Dr Gay further added that Harvard only takes action when the speech "crosses into conduct that amounts to bullying, harassment, intimidation".

Dr Gay and the other leaders' testimony has since sparked growing backlash both on and off campus. When asked whether calls for the genocide of Jews constituted harassment under university policy, Dr Claudine Gay said it depended on the context. Harvard president says 'I don’t know how you could feel anything but regret' after antisemitism testimony Claudine Gay is among several university presidents who have faced intense criticism of.

And on Thursday, Rabbi David Wolpe - who had only weeks earlier joined a Harvard advisory group to combat antisemitism - resigned citing Dr Gay's "painfully inadequate testimony". Harvard's president has apologised for controversial remarks she made at a congressional hearing about antisemitism on US college campuses.

It is the second time Harvard's first black president has sought to clarify comments that have drawn national condemnation, including from the White House. Rabbi Wolpe told BBC Newshour that "an ideology of wokeism and attendant antisemitism is deeply rooted" in the culture of Harvard and other elite institutions.