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...Dean Michael D. Smith’s announcement 10 days ago of the need for Faculty of Arts and Sciences “restructuring,” everyone has been looking for places to cut. And they have found them. Departments have slashed around 15 percent of costs, Allston development has been significantly delayed, and undergraduate Houses have had to tweak refurbishment plans. Furthermore, the university went ahead with a voluntary early retirement program and an across-the-board hiring and wage freeze...
...projects that Harvard is currently considering cutting or delaying–like housing renovations and Allston development–will have tangible detrimental effects on the quality of the education it provides. No matter how we spin it, slower Allston construction means less science research in the medium term. It also means fewer students enrolled and less academic expansion into other fields. Tweaked House renovation plans mean slow progress in improving undergraduate education, no expansion of social spaces, and less overall satisfaction. Perhaps most importantly, department cuts not only affect the quality of the catering at faculty meetings but also...
Rebecca J. Howe ’11, the Harvard Environmental Action Committee’s Earth Day Co-Chair, said that the festivities are completely student-run and that numerous Harvard organizations such as the Outing Club, Geological Society, the Vegetarian Society, Green Labs, and Sustainable Allston are also sponsoring the events...
University President Drew G. Faust has slowed Allston construction plans, for example, and staff layoffs—which have already begun elsewhere—have been discussed by administrators at Harvard as well...
...CORRECTION: Last Tuesday’s op-ed “Let Them Eat Cake” incorrectly stated that the Harvard Allston Task Force had been appointed by Harvard. In fact, it was appointed by the Mayor. In addition, the piece claimed that the Allston community had lost a “grocery store,” when in fact no such establishment has closed. Also, it asserted that Harvard’s cranes in Allston are idle, when in fact they are still operating. Finally, it implied that the branch of Finale that recently opened in Allston...