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Results of the March 15, 2005 Faculty Meeting
Cambridge, Mass. - March 15, 2005 - At the March 15, 2005, meeting of the Harvard University Faculty of Arts and Sciences, two motions proposed by members of the Faculty were considered:
1. Professor J. Lorand Matory, anthropology and African and African American studies: motion that the Faculty vote on the following resolution:
"The Faculty lacks confidence in the leadership of Lawrence H. Summers."
In favor: 218. Opposed: 185. Abstained: 18. The motion carried.
2. Professor Theda Skocpol, government and sociology: motion that the Faculty vote to affirm the following statement:
"The Faculty regrets the President's mid-January statements about women in science and the adverse consequences of those statements for individuals and for Harvard; and the Faculty also regrets aspects of the President's managerial approach as discussed in recent meetings of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. The Faculty appreciates the President's stated intent to address these issues, and seeks to meet the challenges facing Harvard in ways that are collegial and consistent with longstanding faculty responsibilities in institutional governance."
In favor: 253. Opposed: 137. Abstained: 18. The motion carried.
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