Free Speech Controversy Contributes to Harvard President’s Resignation

FILE - Harvard President Claudine Gay speaks during a hearing of the House Committee on Education on Capitol Hill, Dec. 5, 2023, in Washington.

Amid allegations of plagiarism, Harvard President Claudine Gay recently resigned.

The University of Pennsylvania’s president recently stepped down as well. College campuses are at the center of a free speech debate in the U.S., especially surrounding the Israel-Gaza war. Veronica Balderas Iglesias reports for Voice of America. (January 2024)