HARVARD PRESIDENT CLAUDINE GAY SENDS A LETTER ABOUT ANTI-SEMITISM.

As President, I affirm our commitment to protecting all members of our community from harassment and marginalization, and our commitment to meeting antisemitism head-on, with the determination it demands. Let me reiterate what I and other Harvard leaders have said previously: Antisemitism has no place at Harvard. While confronting any form of hatred is daunting, the challenges we face tackling antisemitism are made all the more so by its pernicious nature and deep historical roots. But we are committed to doing the hard work to address this scourge.

As I announced in a speech on October 27, I have assembled an Antisemitism Advisory Group of trusted voices, including faculty, alumni, students, and leaders of Harvard’s Jewish community.

A friend, a Harvard alumnus from a distinguished family of Harvard alumni, shared his reply with me: “Dear President Gay: The appointment of an advisory group is cowardly, feckless and demonstrates your refusal or inability, my vote, to lead. We deserve more.”