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...rally was slated to focus on inclusion and transparency in the budget-trimming process, but some of the student and worker speeches seemed to drift off message—a number of them demanding that Harvard save jobs...
...can’t imagine the House functioning without us,” assistant to the Adams House resident dean Otto F. Coontz remarked after hearing about the mandated 25-percent cuts to House budgets that might put his and similar positions at risk. His concern is warranted. A strong House life and academic support network are essential components of the Harvard undergraduate experience, helping to foster for students an environment of both intellectual and personal growth. FAS should not be making budget cuts that seriously endanger this core element of undergraduate life. Rather, the burgeoning administration, which has seen...
...Most importantly, the academic mission of the College should be its priority during budget cut season. The news that section sizes will increase next year as fewer TFs are hired is disconcerting to every Harvard student who knows that much of the learning at Harvard takes place in section. This personalized learning environment of a section is lost when students become just another head in the crowd. An 18-student section is already too large to allow for desired personal attention and opportunities for discussion, and thus 18 should certainly not be the lower limit on section sizes...
...which are worrisome and misguided and will cause major problems for both the House staff and students. This is not to say that the specific proposals above are entirely unjustifiable—simply that the community spirit and nurturing environment created by House life, should not be lost to budget cuts—especially if these cuts are meant to spare the bureaucratic central administration’s jobs and salaries...
...cuts and speak of “department reshaping,” they must remember that academic life is the essential purpose of a university, and cuts that damage the educational experience should be made as a last resort only, especially when there is an expensive administrative personnel budget that has not yet been touched. Preserving faculty and course offerings in order to preserve the student experience should be our top priority. The administration is undoubtedly extremely important to the functioning of this school, but as a priority it is not on par with the faculty—as seems...