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...Caucus has, however, had written correspondence with Summers and Kirby, having sent at least one official letter to both outlining the general issues they are addressing...
...letter to all faculty members 10 days later, Kirby explained the sharp slowdown—University Hall has projected a net increase of only three professors for the Faculty this academic year, compared to an average of 21 during Kirby’s first three years as dean—by pointing to a higher-than-expected acceptance rate among candidates who were offered FAS appointments. Professors also report being told of other financial pressures, most notably construction costs that have exceeded projections...
...Less than two months after Conrad K. Harper resigned from the Harvard Corporation in July, 22 Caucus members published a letter in Harvard Magazine addressed to the committee searching for Harper’s replacement. The letter called for the committee to appoint a Corporation member who would “have deep knowledge of and a close affiliation with the academic world.” This month, the search committee appointed Patricia A. King, a Georgetown law professor and expert in bioethics, to replace Harper...
...Another letter signed by some Caucus members was drafted in response to a Nov. 10 report in The Crimson that Summers had planned to fire Kirby last year...
...That letter criticized Summers for “backbiting” and “deplorable” tactics in reportedly discussing his dissatisfaction with the dean with professors and others...