3月15日，哈佛大学艺术与科学系通过了对哈佛校长劳伦斯·萨默斯的不信任案，这对最近几个月来饱受失言之苦的萨默斯来说无疑是雪上加霜。外电报道如下：Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences passed a no-confidence vote against President Lawrence Summers on Tuesday, the latest setback for the embattled university leader who has come under fire for his managerial style and comments on women in science.

　　The vote, 218-185, was largely symbolic. The faculty group is one of 10 that comprise the university, and Summers reports to the Harvard Corporation, the university's governing board, which has expressed its support for him.

　　The unexpected passage of the vote was nonetheless a significant setback to Summers' efforts to rebuild his standing with Harvard's faculty in the wake of the uproar over his comments about women in science at an academic conference in January.

　　The measure stated simply: "The Faculty lacks confidence in the leadership of Lawrence H. Summers."

　　No-confidence vote表示“不信任票”，和vote of confidence（信任票）对应，no-confidence motion意为“不信任案”。
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　　尽管哈佛校长萨默斯已经为他“歧视女性”的不当言行多次道歉，但批评仍然像滚雪球一样堆积。哈佛董事会不排除在近日做出让校长“下课”的决定。萨默斯，这位曾经的世界银行首席经济学家、克林顿政府的财政部长，正在经受哈佛历史上最严重的公关危机的煎熬。

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