In her late September inauguration, Claudine Gay looked out at a packed audience and spoke of her pride in making history as the first Black president of Harvard in its 387 years. “I stand before you on this stage, in this distinguished company and magnificent theater,” she intoned before continuing, “with the weight and honor…
New plagiarism allegations that surfaced on Monday against Claudine Gay, leading to her resignation, threatened to mire Harvard deeper in debate over what constitutes plagiarism and whether the university would hold its president and its students to the same standard. The accusations were circulated through an unsigned complaint published Monday in The Washington Free Beacon,…
On Tuesday, the day before Harvard acknowledged more problems with its president’s scholarly work, two members of its governing body sat in a private dining room at Bar Enza, a popular Cambridge restaurant, and faced a grilling. It was an exceedingly rare opportunity for a small group of prominent academics to speak directly to members…
Jim Kolbe, who for a decade was the only openly gay Republican in Congress, died on Saturday. He was 80. The death was announced by Gov. Doug Ducey of Arizona. The statement did say where he died or cite a cause. Mr. Kolbe, who served in the House of Representatives from 1985 until he retired…