Harvard President Claudine Gay, the first Black president and the second woman holding the position, announced her resignation six months after being into her presidency over controversial scandals involving plagiarism and antisemitism, according to CNN. “After consultation with members of the Corporation, it has become clear that it is in the best interests of Harvard for me to resign,” she wrote in a resignation letter, describing the decision as “difficult beyond words.” Gay plans to return to a faculty position, focusing on scholarship and teaching. Harvard’s current provost and chief acad…