Claudine Gay, the first Black president of Harvard University, resigned on Tuesday over plagiarism allegations and criticism over her testimony at a congressional hearing on antisemitism. Gay announced her departure just a few months after her tenure began – making it the shortest in the university’s 388-year-old history.Claudine Gay, the first Black president of Harvard University, resigned on Tuesday over plagiarism allegations and criticism over her testimony at a congressional hearing on antisemitism. Gay announced her departure just a few months after her tenure began – making it the shortest in the university’s 388-year-old history.