Word: caucus
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Harvard, a group of women divinity student formed a caucus to convince the faculty that the school ought to address these issues. "It was an awfully hard fight," recalls Gail Shulman, one of the student activists, nothing that the faculty was all male when she entered the school in 1971. Although some professors were sympathetic to the women's efforts, including then-Dean Krister Stendahl, "We had to spend a lot of time planning strategy," says Shulman...
...Caucus fundraisers have raised $2000 from alumni and local private firms, but they need an additional $15000 to meet expenses. Last year, Harvard contributed approximately $2500 out of a budget...
...Working with a reduced budget has caused us to scale down our program," said Teresa Hollis, a Caucus member in charge of fundraising for the series...
...departure of former affirmative action committee chairman Ira A. Jackson '70 to serve in the Dukakis administration left the caucus without an administrative liaison, adding to the confusion over the K-School's role in funding the series...
Hollis said the caucus has tried to reduce expenses by choosing only speaker from the East Coast to save on airfare and accommodation expenses...