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...When Ted Dean heard in early January that the Chinese government had finally decided to allow the country's three mobile-phone carriers to upgrade to 3G (third generation) network technology, he could hardly believe the long-awaited day had finally arrived. "At one point it seemed like they were never going to make up their minds," recalls the Beijing-based head of telecommunications- and media-analysis firm BDA, "and I would spend my whole career waiting for Beijing to make this one decision...
...plan—which has been on the table since the University increased budgetary scrutiny in the fall—would allow staffers to voluntarily choose early retirement instead of facing the risk of layoffs, said Sara Oseasohn ’74, associate dean of the arts and humanities in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences...
...budgetary shortfall of at least $100 million, departments and centers of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences are working to refine proposed budget cuts—a process concurrent with more over-arching cost-reduction measures being spearheaded by the administration. In an interview last month, FAS Dean Michael D. Smith said departments have submitted proposals detailing areas that could sustain cuts. The “vast majority” of departments have founds ways to trim 15 percent of their budgets in keeping with a recommendation Smith made in December, the Dean said. “Part...
...part of the new outreach initiative. “[Students can] still apply for a party grant technically on the Web site now,” Lu said, pointing to the current site’s outdatedness. The party grant fund was terminated in Oct. 2007 by then-Dean of the College David R. Pilbeam. “That is not acceptable,” she said. After Sunday’s meeting, UC members were required to send out e-mails to their house-lists summarizing the UC general meeting—a practice that was commonplace when Ryan...
...this weekend. In the meantime, schools are taking various approaches to prepare their budgets, which are generally due in April, despite the uncertainty over payout. The Faculty of Arts and Sciences is planning for budget scenarios ranging from a flat payout to a five percent decrease, according to FAS Dean Michael D. Smith. A five percent reduction in endowment income would translate into an $80 million decline for the entire University from the $1.6 billion paid out last year. Harvard officials have projected a 30 percent decrease in the endowment from its June 2008 value of $36.9 billion. Even with...