"genetic, hereditary background" to perform well on standardized tests, were publicized in 1995. The comments led to calls demanding for his resignation, and student protests, including one that brought a televised basketball game to a halt as protesters staged a sit-in on the court. Lawrence repeatedly apologized for the comments which he said were a verbal slip that did not represent his views. Selected publications Molière, The Comedy of Unreason. Tulane Studies in Romance Languages and Literature, no. 2. New Orleans, 1968. The Influence of Rhetoric on Seventeenth Century French Literature. (Co-Editor) Papers on French Seventeenth Century Literature, no.3 Seattle, 1975. "Dom Juan and the Manifest God: Molière's Anti-Tragic Hero." PMLA 93, 1978. Visages de Molière. (Editor, Author) Oeuvres et Critiques V.1: Paris: Editions Jean-Michel Place, 1981. Actes de New Orleans. (Editor) Papers on French Seventeenth Century Literature/Biblio 17, Paris-Seattle-Tuebingen, 1982. Leadership in Higher Education: Views from the Presidency. Transaction Publishers, 2006. References External links Francis L. Lawrence at Rutgers University 1937 births 2013 deaths Presidents of Rutgers University People from Mount Laurel, New Jersey People from Woonsocket, Rhode Island Recipients of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques Saint Louis University alumni Tulane University alumni Tulane University faculty