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...even though Summers’ most vehement critics began suggesting in interviews last night that Summers might have to resign, the prospect of his stepping down still seemed just a distant possibility...
While most professors said it is unlikely that Summers will resign as University president before Tuesday’s meeting, they did not rule out the possibility of a resignation in the near future...
Among the Faculty members who speculated on Summers’ future at Harvard, one professor said Summers has two options—to resign, or wait until he is pushed out after a vote of no confidence at next Tuesday’s emergency meeting...
...Bullies Go Free As a retired educator of 34 years, I read with interest your article on the growth of bullying in European schools [Jan. 24]. The escalating problem is hardly surprising given that one administrator's response to a bullying situation was to tell the students he would resign if the bullying didn't stop. Perhaps this type of approach reflects the root of the problem. The guilty offender is not held accountable for his actions and is not required to face any consequences. The victim is not protected by a strong behavioral code that includes clear sanctions against...
...lower than whites on standardized tests. But if University President Larry H. Summers were to suggest that the under-representation of blacks on University faculties is due to “innate differences,” he would justifiably be dubbed a racist and most likely be forced to resign. But when Summers, at an economic symposium a few weeks ago, explained the dearth of female faculty in terms of biological differences between men and women, he got away relatively unscathed; while he received flack from the media, many people defended Summers for waging the good fight against political correctness...