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...With Summers and Kirby politically weakened after the maelstrom of this past spring, the Caucus has taken steps toward becoming a strong voice in Faculty affairs...
...Caucus is aware of its rising influence. According to the minutes of the group’s Sept. 29 meeting, Summers requested to meet with the Caucus, a move that some group members saw as “an attempt [by Summers] to re-legitimize his presidency...
...Caucus turned down that invitation at the time so that it could first further “identify what we want changed and accomplished,” according to the minutes. But the chairs nonetheless interpreted the president’s request as a nod to their rising influence on both Summers’ office in Massachusetts Hall and the Faculty administration run by Kirby across the Yard in University Hall...
...Summers did not respond to requests for comment on his views on the Caucus, but Kirby expressed his support for the group in an e-mail yesterday...
...Last spring, the Caucus existed largely as a defensive organization aimed at limiting Summers’ allegedly heavy-handed governance of FAS affairs...