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Harvard and Shleifer have since settled, and the waters have calmed on the legal front. But this case has been one of simmering controversy that occasionally bubbles over. As such, the settlement may have ended one part of Shleifer??s story, but the whole ordeal might be far from over...
...Shleifer??s professional future at Harvard is now in the hands of Kirby’s successor, Interim Dean of the Faculty Jeremy R. Knowles. Knowles, who has been given a copy of the report, is weighing the group’s findings on Shleifer??s alleged role in defrauding the U.S. government while he served as an adviser to Russia, according to two individuals who have spoken with members of the Committee on Professional Conduct (CPC), the eight-member group investigating the matter...
...Knowles was dean of the Faculty in 2001 when Lawrence H. Summers—a close friend of Shleifer??was named president. In a 2002 deposition, Summers acknowledged that earlier in his presidency, he had told Knowles that he was “concerned to make sure that Professor Shleifer remained at Harvard.” Knowles elevated Shleifer to the Jones professorship...
...Knowles recommends the retraction of Shleifer??s appointment, University rules dictate that he must go to the Corporation for implementation. The third statute of the University’s charter gives the Corporation the authority to remove professors only for “grave misconduct or neglect of duty...
...University’s decision to pay settlement costs and to allow Shleifer to maintain his teaching post have also irked some professors, who believed it might be the result of Shleifer??s close relationship with Summers. But in May, the Corporation issued a statement saying that Summers had been “recused totally” from discussions about the litigation and any possible disciplinary decisions in the case...