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Matory said he revamped his motion because he felt the grievances against Summers were too numerous to list...
Matory’s brief motion, which he said is tantamount to asking Summers to resign, differs sharply from a 450-word motion he submitted to the preliminary docket on February 28. The original motion, which received national media attention, did not include the words “no confidence” but listed specific grievances against Summers...
Many professors dismissed this initial motion as too narrowly tailored to garner significant support among the Faculty. That motion even referenced a 1991 memo Summers signed while Chief Economist for the World Bank, arguing that the third world is under-polluted...
Skocpol’s 90-word motion expresses Faculty regret both with Summers’ Jan. 14 remarks about women in science and with aspects of the President’s managerial style. It goes on to stress a need to return more governance power to the Faculty, and indicates a willingness to work with Summers to resolve Faculty concerns...
Skocpol’s motion also thanks Summers for his intent to address issues regarding Harvard women and his governing style. She also writes that the Faculty “seeks to meet the challenges facing Harvard in ways that are collegial and consistent with long-standing faculty responsibilities in institutional governance...