Board Backs Harvard Chief After a Faculty Thumbs DownDespite no-confidence vote, university's president says he will not resign Harvard University's Faculty of Arts and Sciences voted no confidence in the university's president, Lawrence H. Summers, last week. The vote was 218 to 185, with 18 abstentions. While it was a stinging rebuke to Mr. Summers, only a... Copyright © 2008 by The Chronicle of Higher Education Subscribe | About The Chronicle | Contact us | Terms of use | Privacy policy | Help |