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...when University President Lawrence H. Summers apologized at the Feb. 15 meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences for his contentious comments about women in science this January, Skocpol, the Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology, was the second professor to stand up and openly criticize the president for disrespecting and bullying his associates...
...Skocpol, who was named the next dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences last week, continued to play an active role in the ensuing debates, but her contributions evolved to be more conciliatory than castigatory...
After her initial criticisms of Summers, Skocpol went on to advocate the formation of a committee—consisting of herself and two other Faculty members—to facilitate communication between the Faculty and Summers. When Professor of Anthropology and of African and African American Studies J. Lorand Matory ’82 presented his motion for a vote of no confidence in Summers, Skocpol put forward a more conciliatory statement of criticism...
...Skocpol was once charged as having a “combative attitude,” and at the February meeting, she admitted to a lack of subtlety. “Forgive me for speaking bluntly,” she said, “but I am known for that, and I know no other...
...Skocpol had already taken a B.A. from Michigan State University and a Ph.D. from Harvard. She had also just published her first book, “States and Social Revolution,” which garnered her two prestigious awards, including one from the American Sociological Association. That fall, after five years as an associate professor of sociology and tenure offers from four other universities, Skocpol was narrowly voted down for tenure by Harvard’s all male department...