Fisher, who also led the planning for the interdisciplinary Center for Brain Science, additionally wrote that Summers “has systematically suppressed open discussion on issues vital to the future of Harvard.”

One senior professor said yesterday that some faculty may even ask for a vote to force Summers from his post as chair of Faculty meetings.

The senior faculty member, who wished to remain anonymous, said such a vote is not likely at today’s meeting, but could be scheduled for a future Faculty meeting.

But it is unlikely that such a motion would go through the Faculty unpposed.

“If you don’t agree with somebody, the first resort is not to kick him out,” said Chair of the East Asian Languages and Civilizations Department Philip A. Kuhn. “Everybody makes mistakes. If you look at what [Summers has] actually done, he hasn’t done too badly. This kind of institutional violence is not particularly called for,” he said.

-—Staff writer William C. Marra can be reached at wmarra@fas.harvard.edu.-- —Staff writer Sara E. Polsky can be reached at polsky@fas.harvard.edu.