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Kosslyn has served as chair since 2005, and from 2006-2007 was the co-coordinator of the Caucus of Chairs, an informal body of department heads that became an influential player in FAS politics during the tenure of former University President Lawrence H. Summers...
...mailed statement yesterday, Economics Department Chair James H. Stock pointed to Kosslyn’s service on the Caucus, saying he was “thrilled” with the appointment...
...divisional deans were criticized for “insert[ing] an additional layer for chairs to work through, without providing power and help of their own,” according to the minutes of a Sept. 2005 meeting of the Caucus of Chairs...
...Contacted early this week for comment, one department chair gave no indication that the Caucus had entirely changed its tune...
...think within the Caucus of Chairs there have been quite divided opinions about the utility of divisional deans,” the chair said. “There are some people who aren’t sure whether it’s a good idea to maintain the divisional deans...