Summers said at the meeting that he would address the act’s ramifications, which he characterized as being “of enormous importance,” when he meets with the General Counsel today.

“In the past, Harvard has had the tradition of sticking up for members of its community when there have been attempts to infringe on their liberties,” Summers said. “That obligation is a continuing obligation.”

Kirby then went on to discuss the upcoming curricular review and, as has been his custom at the meetings, took time to read out loud from several letters submitted by faculty members voicing concerns about the review.

Faculty members then raised curricular issues from the floor, including the inefficacy of large Core courses and the current lack of emphasis on language proficiency for students wishing to study abroad.

Many, including Gutman Professor of Latin American Affairs John H. Coatsworth, stressed that the faculty must remain open to new ideas throughout the review process.

“We will have missed a huge opportunity if all we do is tinker,” Coatsworth said. “We don’t get to do this that often.”

Other speakers suggested listening more carefully to students and combining the Core and regular departmental courses under a single administration.