Various political and business figures in the United States are calling for the resignation of the president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Sally Kornbluth, after the president of Harvard, Claudia Gay, resigned from her position on Tuesday after her controversial testimony in Congress and accusations of plagiarism against her.
For example, billionaire Bill Ackman, a Harvard graduate who publicly advocated for Gay to resign, posted on his X (Twitter) account on Tuesday: "Et tu Sally?"
The publication, written after Gay's resignation was revealed, is an expression from Latin that means "You too."
Et tu Sally?
— Bill Ackman (@BillAckman) January 2, 2024
In addition to Ackman, Dave Portnoy, founder of Barstool Sports, also made an implicit call for Kornbluth to resign.
"See you, Claudine Gay. 2 down. MIT on the clock," he wrote.
Likewise, Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), a Harvard alumna who conducted harsh congressional interrogations of the presidents of Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania, and MIT, also wrote in X after Gay's resignation: "TWO DOWN," a reference to the third being missing.
🚨🚨🚨
TWO DOWN. @Harvard knows that this long overdue forced resignation of the antisemitic plagiarist president is just the beginning of what will be the greatest scandal of any college or university in history.https://t.co/ZJLxrHw1Zd
— Elise Stefanik (@EliseStefanik) January 2, 2024
Stefanik led a tough line of questioning at the House hearing that exposed speakers Gay, Kornbluth and Liz Magill's controversial positions on rampant anti-Semitism on campuses.
Magill, of the University of Pennsylvania, was the first of the presidents to voluntarily resign from her position after the controversy against the female professors broke out. Gay, who tried to stay in her position, finally gave in to pressure after she was accused of plagiarizing several of her academic works.
Meanwhile, Kornbluth and MIT have not changed their position, and, for the moment, there is no indication that the president will be removed or resign from her position. This situation could change considering the recent Claudine Gay case.
