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Claudine Gay (born August 4, 1970) [2] is an American political scientist and academic administrator who is the Wilbur A. Cowett Professor of Government and of African and African-American Studies at Harvard University. Gay's research addresses American political behavior, including voter turnout and politics of race and identity.
Jan 2, 2024 · After months of scrutiny, Harvard president Claudine Gay announced her resignation Tuesday, making hers the shortest term in the university’s history. Gay became Harvard’s first Black president...
Dec 15, 2022 · Claudine Gay, a widely admired higher education leader and distinguished scholar of democracy and political participation, will become the 30th president of Harvard University on July 1.
Dec 11, 2023 · Dr. Gay is the first Black president and second woman to lead Harvard. She faced calls for her removal over her testimony on antisemitism.
September-October 2023. Claudine Gay arrived in Cambridge in the fall of 1992 as a first-year graduate student, lugging the things that seemed most essential to her success: a futon, a Mac Classic II, and a cast iron skillet for frying plantains. The futon, no doubt, was standard grad-student gear.
Dec 15, 2022 · Dec. 15, 2022. Harvard University announced on Thursday that its new president would be Claudine Gay, the dean of Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences. She will be the first Black leader of...
I am professor of Government and of African and African-American Studies. Previously I had served as the Dean of Social Science for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. My research and teaching interests are in the fields of American political behavior, public opinion, minority politics, and urban and local politics.