http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Wed, 23 Feb 2005 13:49:38 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/02/23/075024.php#comment-121742 One of the claims I've heard against Summers is that under his leadership the rate at which women professors are getting tenure has declined from 36% to 13%. Yet, having been part of a university faculty, I know that the president of the university has no role whatsoever in determining tenureship. That's all in the hands of departmental committees and lower level deans, so this accusation that it's his fault is completely spurious. It makes me wonder about the validity of the other attacks on him. I think they just don't like him because he's not a leftist. If you look at his work in economics, his viewpoint is very free-enterprise, free-market oriented and totally incompatible with the dominant socialist ethos of most university faculties. Dave 121742@blogcritics.org Wed, 23 Feb 2005 13:49:38 EST