Read previewFrom excitement to frustration, Harvard University students had mixed reactions to the bombshell Tuesday resignation of the Ivy League school's embattled president, Claudine Gay. AdvertisementSome Harvard students hailed Gay's resignation, while others viewed it as a submission to powerful donors and political figures. "I think it is, if anything, too late," said Alex Bernat, a junior at the elite Massachusetts university, told The New York Times. AdvertisementAnother Harvard student, Ru'Quan Brown, told the Crimson that Gay's resignation "sets a bad precedent for future presidents." The professor added that he was "saddened for Harvard and higher education" with the news of Gay's resignation.

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