Meet Harvard University’s newest president, Claudine Gay! She was inaugurated on Friday and became the University’s 30th and first Black President in their 300-year history!
“I stand before you on this stage, with the weight and the honor of being a first, able to say I am Claudine Gay, the president of Harvard University,” she said at her inaugural ceremony.
“Our resolve against all odds to question the world as it is and imagine and make a better one. It is what Harvard was made to do.”
Gay was born to Haitian immigrants, officially assumed her new role in July, replacing Lawrence Bacow. She previously served as a dean.
We are so happy for and proud of you, queen! Congratulations! #BWLM💕 🇭🇹
