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libnnc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-21-06 09:59 PM
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Hey Harvard peeps: Ding-dong the asshole's gone!!
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Summers to Step Down As Harvard President

By ANDREW RYAN, Associated Press Writer Tue Feb 21, 6:15 PM ET

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Lawrence H. Summers ended his tumultuous stint as Harvard University president Tuesday, choosing to resign June 30 rather than fight with a faculty angered by his management style and comments that innate ability may explain why few women reach top science posts.


"I have reluctantly concluded that the rifts between me and segments of the Arts and Sciences faculty make it infeasible for me to advance the agenda of renewal that I see as crucial to Harvard's future," Summers wrote in a letter posted on the school's Web site.

"This is a day of mixed emotions for me," he added in a conference call with reporters.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/harvard_summers;_ylt=AlJrkM7oYi6SEU5p1bGuKDSs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA2Z2szazkxBHNlYwN0bQ--

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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-21-06 10:00 PM
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1. he'll be making 6 times what he was at Harvard within a week
6 being a guess, but it's realistic
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