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...said then-President Pusey in a speech a year before his 1971 departure, “there comes for another president an era of radically altered conditions, sharp change, and formidable obstacles.” These words could serve as a first draft for outgoing University President Lawrence H. Summers?? final address. Much like Summers, Pusey was criticized for his rigid leadership style. The president of Union College, Harold C. Martin, once called Pusey “obdurate”, but Pusey said he preferred the term “intractable.” In addition...
...Viewed in this light, Faculty discontent over Summers?? leadership is perfectly justified. What surprises me is the widespread student discontent over his resignation. In talking to my students over the course of the last week, I have come to realize that they still have many questions—good ones—about the various forces that led to Summers?? resignation. Where faculty members see a tyrant dismissive of their work and opinions, students see a leader who seems genuinely interested in their lives. When professors recoil at the sight of Larry Summers signing dollar bills...
...Summers?? resignation thus poses an important challenge. As faculty members, we must articulate clearly and persuasively the reasons for our own discontent with the president. Moreover, we must take student grievances seriously by engaging undergraduates in conversation—publicly and privately—in an effort to restore their confidence in us as educators who are fully committed to Harvard’s long-term health. We must demonstrate our desire to work closely with students to reform the undergraduate curriculum, and we must devote ourselves more assiduously than ever to good teaching and advising. Together...
University President Lawrence H. Summers may be on his way out, and for Harvard College students, his departure has hardly gone unnoticed.In recent weeks, as rumors buzzed of Summers?? impending resignation, students perked up their ears. As the storm clouds gathered, many of campus’ more politically vocal students were already airing their opinions, but when Summers officially announced his resignation, there was sharp increase in the volume of discussion among the College’s typically quiet student body. Owing to the obvious gravity of the issue, and perhaps Summers?? celebrity affectation among undergraduates...
Citing University President Lawrence H. Summers?? resignation in face of faculty pressure, a Case Western Reserve University professor called for a vote of no confidence in the Cleveland university’s own president last week. Physics professor and renowned author Lawrence M. Krauss e-mailed the faculty of the Case College of Arts and Sciences Wednesday, requesting that they sign a petition to hold the vote. Twenty percent of the faculty expressed support for the petition within 24 hours of his message, surpassing the 10 percent required to convene a vote, Krauss said Sunday. Professors...