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NOVEMBER 12, 2002 The Faculty had its first discussion of the curricular review. Plummer Professor of Christian Morals Peter J. Gomes urged the Faculty to take advantage of this “one moment of intellectual adventure in our time...
NOVEMBER 18, 2003 Asked whether the Faculty would vote on his Allston proposals, Summers replied with a quick “no.” In a follow-up, he said, “Matters that are curricular are matters of the Faculty, but matters regarding the allocation of resources by Massachussetts Law are reserved for the Harvard Corporation.” Professors did vote to add the words “gender and sexuality” to the name of the Committee on Women’s Studies. In an interview later, Mansfield said the change would...
APRIL 12, 2005 Returning to other business, Kirby said that a speedy conclusion to the curricular review “is not possible, nor is it desirable.” And Classics chair Richard F. Thomas asked whether Summers had considered allowing schools other than FAS to grant PhD degrees and separating the Graduate School from Arts and Sciences from FAS. Summers responded with a terse “No and no,” but then-Dean of GSAS Peter T. Ellis later said that Summers was lying...
MARCH 14, 2006 Professors resumed discussion of the curricular review, considering draft legislation for secondary fields and delaying concentration choice. “The last few weeks have been difficult and unusual ones,” Kirby said, adding, “we should remain on track...
APRIL 4, 2006 The Faculty approved the first legislation to come out of the curricular review, implementing secondary fields. But before the vote was held debate became bogged down in procedural matters, and Summers took a vocal role. “May I make a suggestion to you all?” he interjected at one point...