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- On November 4th, President-elect Barack Obama inspired Americans across the country with a call for change, equality, and competence in government. None of these ideals are compatible with the nomination of Larry Summers to the position of Treasury Secretary.
We will argue that Larry Summers is an inappropriate choice for two reasons: he was a principal actor in the deregulation of the banking industry that led to our current financial crisis, and he has demonstrated, as president of Harvard... (read more) - Privacy Type:
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- On November 4th, President-elect Barack Obama inspired Americans across the country with a call for change, equality, and competence in government. None of these ideals are compatible with the nomination of Larry Summers to the position of Treasury Secretary.
We will argue that Larry Summers is an inappropriate choice for two reasons: he was a principal actor in the deregulation of the banking industry that led to our current financial crisis, and he has demonstrated, as president of Harvard... (read more) - Privacy Type:
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Matt Stoller at Open Left has posted this petition, which will be delivered to John Podesta and Matt Strautmanis of the Obama transition team:
http://action.openleft.com/page/petition/nosummers
Join Obama Supporters AGAINST Larry Summers Architect of the Financial Crisis!
(Focusing on his economic policies)
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=31642894097
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Harvard female tenure rates decline - 10/2004
"The meeting was held in response to a letter signed by 26 Harvard professors in June and sent to Summers and Harvard's dean of the faculty, William Kirby. The letter said that the school needed to address the percentage of female faculty receiving tenure at the university, which has declined steadily since Summers arrived in the 2001-02 academic year. According to the letter, 37 percent of Harvard's tenure offers went to females in the 2000-01 academic year. Last year, the percentage hit an all-time low of 11.1 percent."
http://media.www.dailypennsylvanian.com/media/storage/paper882/news/2004/10/13/News/Harvard.Female.Tenure.Rates.Decline-2150554.shtml
Female Faculty Discuss Tenure - 10/2004
Harvard Crimson
"More than 50 female faculty met with top administrators Wednesday to discuss their concerns about the declining number of female tenure offers."
http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=503716
Summers' remarks on women draw fire - 1/2005
Boston Globe
"This was the point that most angered some of the listeners, several of whom said Summers said that women do not have the same ''innate ability" or ''natural ability" as men in some fields."
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2005/01/17/summers_remarks_on_women_draw_fire/
Women in math, engineering and science: Drawing on our country's entire talent pool - 2/2005
By the presidents of MIT, Princeton and Stanford
"Harvard President Lawrence Summers' recent comments about possible causes of the under-representation of women in science and engineering have generated extensive debate and discussion-much of which has had the untoward effect of shifting the focus of the debate to history rather than to the future. The question we must ask as a society is not 'can women excel in math, science and engineering?'--Marie Curie exploded that myth a century ago--but 'how can we encourage more women with exceptional abilities to pursue careers in these fields?'"
http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2005/hockfield-presidents.html
American Association of University Women Letter to Harvard President Summers - 2/2005
"We are discouraged and disappointed by your observations, and we cannot help but wonder what message is being sent to girls when the president of one of America’s most prestigious universities suggests that Barbie was right after all: For girls, math is tough."
http://www.aauw.org/About/newsroom/presskits/harvard_summersletter.cfm
Summers Resigns; Bok To Serve as Interim President - 2/2006
Harvard Crimson
"Summers ultimately fell to mounting pressure from members of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences calling for his resignation. They had assailed his leadership style as well as the resignation of Dean of the Faculty William C. Kirby and his handling of the government fraud scandal implicating Jones Professor of Economics Andrei Shleifer '82."
http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=511467
Summers to step down, ending tumult at Harvard - 2/2006
Boston Globe
"Harvard president Lawrence H. Summers, facing a faculty revolt and eroding support from the university's governing board, announced yesterday he will resign, ending the briefest tenure at the Ivy League school's helm in 144 years."
http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2006/02/22/summers_to_step_down_ending_tumult_at_harvard/
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