Harvard University's board has said it backs president Claudine Gay after she received backlash over her testimony at last week’s congressional hearing on antisemitism.
The Harvard Corporation, the highest governing board at the university, said in a statement on Tuesday: "We today reaffirm our support for President Gay’s continued leadership of Harvard University.
"Our extensive deliberations affirm our confidence that President Gay is the right leader to help our community heal and to address the very serious societal issues we are facing."
They added: "In this tumultuous and difficult time, we unanimously stand in support of President Gay."
Dr Gay faced calls for her removal from some students, alumni and members of Congress after she failed to give a "yes" or "no" answer when asked if calling for the genocide of Jews violates school code of conduct.
She said the university takes action against antisemitic rhetoric that "amounts to bullying, harassment, intimidation", but added that context was important when it came to deciding if it violated the Harvard code of conduct.
She later apologised for her remarks and in an interview with the university paper, The Harvard Crimson, saying: "When words amplify distress and pain, I don't know how you could feel anything but regret."
Dr Gay, who is the university’s first Black president, received backing from nearly 700 staff members that signed a petition, asking for the board to "resist political pressures that are at odds with Harvard's commitment to academic freedom".
In a statement, Harvard Corporation condemned Dr Gay’s comments and said calls for genocide are "despicable".
They added: "President Gay has apologised for how she handled her congressional testimony and has committed to redoubling the University’s fight against antisemitism."
The news that Dr Gay will remain as president comes after Elizabeth Magill, president of University of Pennsylvania (UPenn), who faced similar backlash announced that she would resign on Saturday.
She announced that her decision to resign came after a major donor rescinded a $100m (£80m) grant to the university.
Campuses across the US have become protesting sites since the Israel-Hamas war broke out on October 7.
The US Department of Education opened an investigation in November into several universities over concerns of rising antisemitic, Islamaphobic and anti-Arab behaviour.
On Tuesday, the Department of Education announced the list of schools under investigation included Stanford University, Rutgers University, Tulane University as well as Harvard and UPenn.
