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University President Lawrence H. Summers announced yesterday that he would step down from his post at the end of June, bringing to an end the shortest tenure of a Harvard chief since the Civil...
...lists made pacts to hold a protest at Tuesday’s Faculty meeting. As the steeple of Baker Library pierced the glowing orb and the sky grew crimson, then dark, so began the evaluation of the tenure of Harvard University’s shortest serving President since the Civil War.In his resignation address to students and media outside Mass. Hall yesterday, University President Lawrence H. Summers mentioned that he had loved working with Harvard students throughout his time as president. The feeling was mutual. Hundreds of us took his classes and heard him lecture. A lucky few even grinded...
...week, as the Harvard Salient chose to reprint the now-infamous depictions of the prophet Muhammad. It is disappointing to see the violence that the publication of these cartoons has caused around the globe, and we are glad to see that the debate at Harvard has assumed a more civil (although still passionate) tenor. While not every newspaper editor would feel comfortable reprinting these images—for different newspapers have inherently different approaches to covering he news—the Salient’s decision to publish them warrants commendation, as it reflects their commitment to an informed public...
...fear on the part of the administration that Harvard students are prone to violence when confronted with opinions with which they disagree. If nothing else, this recent Salient incident has shown such fears to be baseless: the most visible response to the publication of the cartoons has been a civil discussion organized by the Harvard Interfaith Council and the Harvard Political Union, and co-sponsored by various campus religious and political organizations...
University President Lawrence H. Summers announced today he would step down from his post at the end of June, bringing to an end the shortest tenure by a Harvard president since the Civil...