Ulrich said simply that the Corporation had agreed that “the curricular review is the responsibility of the Faculty.”

Ulrich did not respond to requests for comment yesterday and Monday.

Although Ulrich did not address the issue directly at Tuesday’s Faculty meeting, Summers’ withdrawal from the review may be part of a larger effort to cede more governance powers to the Faculty.

The Corporation had indicated a “desire...to listen to Faculty concerns,” and had said in particular that there must be more faculty involvement and increased transparency in the development of a new campus in Allston, in addition to more participation in the review, Ulrich told the Faculty.

But it is still unclear what impact Summers’ withdrawal will have on the review’s final product, or the extent to which other FAS administrators will assume greater control.

Feldman said he was unsure if the review’s final recommendations, slated to be submitted next fall, would change at all because of the president’s departure from the process.

But one council member who attended the meeting with the Corporation speculated that at least some of the ideas Summers has strongly supported, such as giving the proposed Harvard College Courses a prominent role in the new curriculum, may be reconsidered.

—Staff writer William C. Marra can be reached at wmarra@fas.harvard.edu.