Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Regime Remains Unbowed

Harvard has shown no contrition for the failures culminating in Claudine Gay’s resignation, nor willingness to otherwise hold itself accountable or change.

The Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on March 23, 2020. Maddie Meyer/Getty Images

Commentary

Harvard University’s deflection, if not defiance, in the wake of disgraced but still-tenured professor Claudine Gay’s resignation from the school’s presidency suggests that the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) regime at the heart of the scandal remains unbowed.