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Economists who study currency movements aren't so sure. They figure the usual cyclical ups and downs are a big factor in the dollar's fall. How much of a factor? Who knows? "I try not to talk to reporters too much these days," says Menzie Chinn, a University of...
For some, being waitlisted by their dream school can be a blessing in disguise. It can spur them to take a gap year or to take a closer look at their other academic options. If Vincent and Davison don't get into their preferred schools, they'll both go to...
The measure, which Smith is describing as a “pause to plan,” will attempt to keep Faculty numbers steady over the 2008-2009 academic year, meaning that only 25 to 30 new hires will be made, about 30 percent less than the average over the...
The goal of the cutback, Smith said, is to create “resource headroom,” so that when academic plans are ready to be executed at the end of next school year, FAS will have greater flexibility.
While department chairs and professors contacted for interviews sympathized with the fiscal concerns brought forth by Smith, they expressed worry over the toll the new measures might have on academic development.