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Harvard's Claudine Gay Faces Outrage Over Genocide Remarks

4/21/2026

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Claudine Gay, former president of Harvard University, responded to Congresswoman Elise Stefanik about calls for genocide, sparking national outrage.
Gay and other university leaders faced criticism after their congressional hearing responses went viral.
Elise Stefanik's book Poisoned Ivies documents antisemitic campus violence and the failures of university administrations to address it.
She argues higher education is in decline and that many Americans have lost confidence, calling for accountability and reform.

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Claudine Gay, former president of Harvard University, responded to Congresswoman Elise Stefanik about calls for genocide, sparking national outrage.
Gay and other university leaders faced criticism after their congressional hearing responses went viral.
Elise Stefanik's book Poisoned Ivies documents antisemitic campus violence and the failures of university administrations to address it.
She argues higher education is in decline and that many Americans have lost confidence, calling for accountability and reform.