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'''Lawrence Henry ("Larry") Summers''' (b. 1954) is an economist who served as the [[United States Secretary of the Treasury|Secretary of the Treasury]] in the final year and a half of the [[Clinton administration]].  From there he was selected to be the 27th President of Harvard University, considered to be the top position in academia. Lawrence Summers currently is the Director of the [[White House]]'s [[National Economic Council]] (NEC) for President [[Barack Obama]].

'''Lawrence Henry ("Larry") Summers''' (born 1954) is an economist who served as the [[United States Secretary of the Treasury|Secretary of the Treasury]] in the final year and a half of the [[Clinton administration]].  From there he was selected to be the 27th President of Harvard University, considered to be the top position in academia. Lawrence Summers currently is the Director of the [[White House]]'s [[National Economic Council]] (NEC) for President [[Barack Obama]].

He served as President of Harvard from 2001 to 2006, when he was forced to resign after suggesting that the wide disparities between male and female academics in science, math and engineering may be partly due to innate differences in their aptitude or preference for those fields.   

He served as President of Harvard from 2001 to 2006, when he was forced to resign after suggesting that the wide disparities between male and female academics in science, math and engineering may be partly due to innate differences in their aptitude or preference for those fields.   

When he made this suggestion, in a private meeting, the ensuing uproar by [[liberals]] led to his ouster.

When he made this suggestion, in a private meeting, the ensuing uproar by [[liberals]] led to his ouster.

*"I felt I was going to be sick," said MIT Biology Professor Nancy Hopkins, a biology professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who was attended the meeting, which was organized by the National Bureau of Economic Research in Cambridge, Mass. "My heart was pounding and my breath was shallow," she said. "I was extremely upset."<ref> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19181-2005Jan18.html</ref>

*"I felt I was going to be sick," said MIT Biology Professor Nancy Hopkins, a biology professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who was attended the meeting, which was organized by the National Bureau of Economic Research in Cambridge, Mass. "My heart was pounding and my breath was shallow," she said. "I was extremely upset."<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19181-2005Jan18.html</ref>

However, [[liberals]] since deny that as the cause of his termination, even though  over a year later for the same reason they forced a rescission of an invitation for him speak to an academic audience.{{broken link}}

However, [[liberals]] since deny that as the cause of his termination, even though  over a year later for the same reason they forced a rescission of an invitation for him speak to an academic audience.{{broken link}}

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== External Links==

== External links==

*[http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2005/1/14/summers-comments-on-women-and-science/ Summers' Comments on Women and Science Draw Ire] - ''The Harvard Crimson''

*[http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2005/1/14/summers-comments-on-women-and-science/ Summers' Comments on Women and Science Draw Ire] - ''The Harvard Crimson''