Claudine Gay named as Harvard's first Black president: 5 things to know

Harvard University announced Thursday that Claudine Gay will become its next president. Gay, who is currently the dean of Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences, will be the school's first Black leader and the second woman ever to hold the position when she takes over next year.

Claudine Gay named 30th president of Harvard University, will be schools first Black leader

Gay, 52, was born in New York City, where her parents, Haitian immigrants to the U.S., met as students . Gay spent much of her childhood first in New York and then in Saudi Arabia, where her father worked for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

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