Harvard University just gave the boot to one of its own, proving that even the Ivy League isn’t above a good old-fashioned reckoning over past words.
Gregory Davis, previously the Allston Burr Resident Dean at Dunster House, was removed from his role after a series of inflammatory social media posts from 2016 to 2021 resurfaced, sparking outrage and leading to his replacement by Interim Resident Dean Emilie Raymer.
For hardworking taxpayers footing the bill for federal grants to institutions like Harvard, this saga raises serious questions about where their money goes—especially when a university like this faces a potential loss of $2.2 billion in grants and $60 million in contracts over separate policy disputes with a Trump administration task force.
Davis’s posts on X, spanning half a decade, didn’t just ruffle feathers—they lit a bonfire with calls to “love each other and hate the police” and comparisons of former President Donald Trump to Hitler.
One particularly eyebrow-raising post from 2020 featured a meme about Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis with the cold quip, “If he dies, he dies,” showing a stunning lack of decorum for someone in a position of influence over young minds.
While free speech is a cornerstone of any republic, parents of Harvard students might wonder if such rhetoric aligns with the values they expect from a resident dean entrusted with guiding their children.
Davis didn’t stop at political jabs; his posts also aimed at broader cultural issues, with rants against “whiteness” and “white supremacy” that seemed designed to provoke rather than educate.
In a 2019 post, he wrote, “It’s almost like Whiteness is a self-destructive ideology that annihilates everyone around it. By design,” responding to a Time article about Republican motives.
Such statements, while perhaps intended as critique, come off as divisive to many who value unity over ideological finger-pointing, especially in an academic setting meant to foster open dialogue.
During the 2020 Black Lives Matter demonstrations, Davis posted, “Rioting and looting are parts of democracy just like voting and marching."
While passion for social justice is understandable, equating destructive acts to democratic processes strikes many conservatives as a dangerous overreach, undermining the rule of law that keeps communities safe.
By the time reports emerged, Davis’s X account had gone private and was later deleted entirely, suggesting an attempt to bury the evidence—though the internet, as always, forgets nothing.
Harvard’s silence on the matter, with no response to inquiries from the Daily Caller News Foundation, only fuels suspicion among those who already view elite institutions as out of touch with mainstream values.
Meanwhile, the separate announcement from a Trump administration task force to block billions in federal funding over policy disagreements adds another layer of scrutiny to an institution already under fire for its handling of faculty conduct.
For those who believe in accountability, this dual controversy at Harvard serves as a reminder that no institution is too big to face consequences, whether over past statements or present policies, and that the public deserves transparency every step of the way.
