I assume outside parties had no say in Prof. Gay's
by Barrister (2024-01-04 13:09:10)

In reply to: The solution would be to investigate and  posted by FaytlND

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resignation (she wasn't fired) beyond their ability to comment in the public arena.

Again, I don't see how that's a bad thing. I assume she could have demanded a formal review process beyond the secret anonymous panel the Harvard Corporation initially propped up to look at the first round of accusations (which were pretty weak in my view, in contrast to the later stuff that came out). She didn't. I assume there was a reason for that as well (the reason being she gets to keep her $900K a year professor position in Cambridge).

But if academia is going to take the position that the only allegations of misconduct that may be considered are those that (a) come from academics, and only from academics who (b) friends or allies of the subject of the investigation, then I think that says much about the quality and ethics of the academy.

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