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...reputation as a leader. So hats off to him for that.” CRITICS SPEAKThree and a half years after his “in effect, if not in intent” remarks, Summers has resigned. Some—most notably Peretz Professor of Yiddish Ruth R. Wisse??have suggested that Summers’ unapologetic faith and his fall from power might be connected.In an interview with The Crimson last week, Wisse stated that she did think anti-Semitism figured in the opposition to Summers. “Of course, the divestment petition was anti-Semitic...
Later in the meeting, Ryan rose to speak. She said afterwards that, though she did not sign the Israel divestment petition, she felt that she had been personally targeted by Wisse??s remarks because she had sponsored the no-confidence motion. “I felt it was important for me to put a personal face on this to make clear that [Wisse] was not just addressing a group of nameless people,” Ryan said. “There was a very real person whose name was on the motion...
Diana L. Eck, the Wertham professor of law and psychiatry in society, said after the meeting that Wisse??s remarks “don’t make much of an impression on the Faculty” because of their “extreme” nature...
Dershowitz, the Frankfurter professor of law, echoed Wisse??s view that Summers’ stance on divestment from Israel antagonized professors, but rejected her charges of anti-Semitism...
Ultimately, Wisse stumbles onto a correct point—Harvard students are conservative—while remaining fundamentally incorrect; if one follows Wisse??s definitions of political allegiances, Harvard students are still as “liberal” as ever—pro-gay, pro-sex, pro-civil liberties...