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...their professors, and members of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS). Under the existing governing institutions, a single faculty can both too easily be dismissed as an outlier and too easily generalized as representative of the larger University. Last February, when FAS voted “no-confidence?? in Summers, confusion ensued. Was this emblematic of widespread discontent throughout the University? More recently, the dearth of support from FAS—presumed by those outside the academy to be representative of all Harvard faculty—prompted Summers’ resignation without any systematic input from...
Today was supposed to be judgment day for University President Lawrence H. Summers. But rather than subject himself to the possibility of a second annual vote of “no confidence?? from the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard’s embattled president decided instead to avoid another round of public humiliation by relinquishing his cherished throne...
...there is a world beyond FAS. The fact that other schools did not echo “no-confidence?? means that they were not dissatisfied with Summers. Even the words from the former Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Dean come from within the bowels of FAS. With the exception of the empty chair at the Business School, silence from the Government, Law, Medical, and other schools is indicative. Besides, Corporation members like James R. Houghton ’58 were also supportive of Summers’ strong leadership all along. Because Harvard extends beyond FAS, you should...
Last week I interviewed Weary Professor of German and Comparative Literature Judith L. Ryan, who had just placed a new “no confidence?? motion on the docket for this Tuesday’s Faculty meeting. Ryan seemed to like my questions, but one notable naysayer’s criticism echoed through cyberspace. Richard Bradley, author of the bestselling “Harvard Rules,” wrote on his blog: “the Crimson really needs to be more careful about showing its biases. Is the faculty ‘drunk with power?...
...Pretty soon, you have a good chunk of that guys, or that gals, all in constant search of the trump. They, too, must exercise some sort of meaningless verbal one-upmanship, so that they too will get noticed. Time for yet another vote of “no confidence??—Harvard’s new favorite game that never grows...