“What is now impairing Summers’ ability to lead is the refusal of some to accept a sincere apology, put this behind us, and find ways to work together.” Badaracco said.
While the Summers controversy has dominated recent discourse among FAS Faculty, Badaracco, who is also master of Currier House, pointed out that he has heard little discussion about it on the HBS campus.
Dershowitz expressed a separate concern, worrying that some FAS faculty members are attempting to impose a “politically correct straightjacket” on other Harvard professors that he believes will hurt free speech at the University.
Deans from six Harvard graduate schools did not respond to requests for comment by The Crimson.
—Staff writer Javier C. Hernandez can be reached at jhernand@fas.harvard.edu.
—Staff writer Daniel J. T. Schuker can be reached at dschuker@fas.harvard.edu.