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The annual Dean’s report with the financial data of FAS for the fiscal year ending July 2008 was supposed to come out this spring, but Smith said he will delay its release until the beginning of the next academic year. The upcoming report will outline FAS finance...
Chinese literature professor Wilt Idema said during the meeting that he was worried that as the working groups further define the “core” priorities of each academic division, the fields that “straddle the border” may get shortchanged.
Thatcher, who is in poor health, is sadly unable to contribute to the discussion of her legacy. But the questions are of more than academic interest. In the sheer scope of her ambition - including her determination to reset national priorities and change a national discourse, roll back the state, reward...
“We’ve been looking for efficiencies at this point,” Smith said, adding in response to a question that eliminating or merging academic departments has not yet been discussed.
Given the university’s fiscal shortfall, it needs to be constantly seeking ways to cut the budget while preserving vital programs. At a point when core academic facets such as faculty hiring are being sacrificed, it seems reasonable to limit features more tangential to the academic experience. Indoor...