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In the trivia game known as “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon,” the object is to start with a random actor, link to one of that actor’s co-stars, and then—in only five more steps—get to...
Much of Harvard’s financial strength comes from its intellectual strength. Hiring fresh academic minds is an essential component of both. Continuing to hire could, in fact, be considered Harvard’s role in fighting the economic downturn.
Some experts argue, however, that these huge multiple births occur precisely because U.S. health-care programs and insurance do not cover such treatments, allowing them to be defined by the free market of patient choice. In countries like those in the U.K., where national health insurance covers three cycles of...
In a letter sent to the SEAS community in December, Spaepen outlined the School’s plans for dealing with the economic downturn, including an immediate cut of $1 million of unrestricted expenses for the current academic year.
But while the Faculty of Arts and Sciences has slashed its planned hires in half in response to the financial decline, prioritizing the upkeep of existing academic programs, SEAS—as a recently-minted school—has maintained an emphasis on growth and has cut none of the...