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...somehow it’s taken off the agenda, people will discuss it,” said one member of the Faculty Council, adding that “the only way it can be taken off [the docket] before the meeting is if Matory himself withdraws” the motion...
Though discussion is likely, Matory’s vote will not necessarily reach the floor. There are several procedural moves by which faculty could prevent a vote from happening, including an objection to considering Matory’s motion at all—which would require a two-thirds majority to pass. Furthermore, if discussion goes on long enough, professors may run out of time in which to hold a vote. Faculty meetings are officially two hours long, though faculty may vote to extend them...
...motion does not use the words “no confidence,” though it is essentially tantamount to a motion of “no confidence”, said Weary Professor of German and Comparative Literature Judith L. Ryan, who is also a member of the Faculty Council...
Matory’s accompanying 375-word “explanatory note” expands on the official motion. The note acknowledges Summers’ apologies concerning remarks in January about women in science, but then criticizes him for “a pattern of aggressive communication and inattention to faculty opinions” and for expanding the power of the Presidency...
Because the Corporation is the only body that can ask the University President to step down, a Faculty vote of censure would be only a symbolic gesture. But in the unlikely event that the motion passes, it could be detrimental to Summers’ ability to lead the University...