Harvard University President Claudine Gay shared a new statement Friday amid controversy at the school over a letter from student organizations about the…
"It's in the exercise of our freedom to speak that we reveal our characters and we reveal the character of our institution," Harvard President Claudine Gay said Friday amid continued backlash over a letter from the Harvard Palestine Solidarity Groups
"We do not punish or sanction people for expressing" objectionable or outrageous views, Gay said."But that is a far cry from endorsing them. It's in the exercise of our freedom to speak that we reveal our characters and we reveal the character of our institution.
As outrage grew soon after the statement, Gay — who began as Harvard's president late last month — was criticized for not immediately offering Harvard's position on the conflict, which as of Friday morning had left more than 1,300 people dead in Israel and over 1,800 in Gaza and the West Bank, according to NBC News.
on Tuesday. But as outrage over the statement simmered, several websites posted the names of students who belonged to the groups,A controversial letter from student organizations at Harvard University continues to draw criticism.
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