Word: theda
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...successor will be Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology Theda Skocpol, who was a vocal critic of University President Lawrence H. Summers’ leadership earlier this semester...
This February wasn’t the first time that Theda Skocpol went to bat against the Harvard administration on gender inequality issues...
...midst of these negative Faculty meetings, one proposal for addressing the issue stood out at the March 15 Faculty meeting. Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology Theda Skocpol presented a proposal that stated regrets over Summers’ action, but a desire for reconciliation. The greater number of faculty members who voted for this proposal as opposed to the no confidence vote hinted that relations between the two sides had the potential to improve. Summers took the first steps towards regaining Faculty trust, and the Faculty showed that though they still had concerns, they were willing to move forward...
...fear open give-and-take about anything you might have said,” Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology Theda Skocpol told Summers at the Faculty meeting, accusing him of “wrapping [himself] in the mantle of academic freedom” in refusing to release the transcript immediately after his remarks sparked a media frenzy...
...wouldn’t like to see a big type of push for one kind of person for one year,” says Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology Theda Skocpol, who emphasized that the University needs “a more sustained commitment to make sure that we’re recruiting the best people to our faculty regardless of gender and race...