Word: dismissall
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But while dismissal would require Douglas to leave Harvard indefinitely, five members of the Faculty Council have proposed that the former Mather House resident be allowed to withdraw, according to Mallinckrodt Professor of Applied Physics William Paul.
The Ad Board asked the students to withdraw and has made recommendations of dismissal to the full Faculty, which has yet to vote on a punishment.
The women assaulted by Douglas spoke publicly last month for the first time about her criticisms of the Ad Board process. She said she felt the Ad Board betrayed her in its failure to recommend expulsion--which, unlike dismissal, is permanent.
The alternative--dismissal--means separationfrom the College for usually more than five yearswith the option to petition for readmission, amove that requires a vote of the full Faculty. TheAd Board also recommends dismissal to the Faculty.
The Ad Board has recommended dismissal, but notexpulsion, in both of the recent sexual assaultcases.