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...flush times, the luxury of garnishing smaller departments is just another reminder of Harvard’s reach and wealth—the trappings of a mighty endowment. But recent fiscal constraints have forced the University to sharpen its priorities and, consequently, devote greater attention to where cuts??not additions—can be made...
...part of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ budget cuts??which began nearly two years ago—OSAPR’s budget was reduced by 25 percent, according to Rankin, and the office will not see an increase in its budget or the number of staff members as it expands to serve the entire University...
...effect of reconciliation as “catastrophic.” The Republican criticisms are highly disingenuous, however; of the 22 times reconciliation has been used since 1980, 17 were by Republicans. Most notably, the measure was used to pass both of President Bush’s tax cuts??an especially salient example, considering the 2003 tax-cut bill passed only after a tie-breaking, 51st vote cast by Vice President Cheney. Comparatively, the Senate passed its version of the health-care bill with 60 votes in December; if the tax cuts were passed using reconciliation...
Though FAS departments and administrative units were urged last year to budget for a 15 percent decrease in expenditure, they will not be asked this year to cut their budgets by a certain percentage, according to Smith. Instead, the units will work with the administration to make strategic cuts??in acknowledgement of the consideration that some places have less fat left to trim than others...
Just about every media outlet, from international newspapers to niche blogs, is having a field day writing about the so-called hard-hitting effects of Harvard’s budget cuts??no omelets for students, no cookies for faculty, and of course, no more free sweatsuits for all athletes...