Editing Resignation (section)

==Other organisations==
In academia, a university president or the editor of a scientific journal may also resign, particularly in cases where an idea which runs counter to the mainstream is being promoted. In 2006, Harvard president [[Lawrence Summers]] resigned after making the provocative suggestion that the underrepresentation of female academics in math and science<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pnas.org/content/108/8/3157.full |title=Understanding current causes of women's underrepresentation in science |publisher=PNAS |date=2011-02-22 |access-date=2018-10-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110918222523/http://www.pnas.org/content/108/8/3157.full |archive-date=2011-09-18}}</ref> could be due to factors other than sheer discrimination, such as personal inclination or innate ability.

In a club, society, or other [[voluntary association]], a member may resign from an officer position in that organization or even from the organization itself. In [[Robert's Rules of Order]], this is called a [[request to be excused from a duty]].<ref>{{Cite book|title = Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised|last = Robert|first = Henry M.|publisher = Da Capo Press|year = 2011|isbn = 978-0-306-82020-5|location = Philadelphia, PA|pages = 289–292|edition = 11th|display-authors=etal}} (RONR)</ref> A resignation may also be withdrawn.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.robertsrules.com/faq.html#18|title = Frequently Asked Questions about RONR (Question 18)|access-date = 2015-12-11|website = The Official Robert's Rules of Order Web Site|publisher = The Robert's Rules Association|archive-date = 2018-12-24|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181224205021/http://www.robertsrules.com/faq.html#18|url-status = dead}}</ref>