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...Nevertheless, according to Abell, it is entirely possible for the FAS dean to decide to spend the money on projects unrelated to undergraduate life, despite the donor’s intent and the Development Office’s advertisements...
...Unlike many universities, the dean of the College reports to the FAS dean, not the University president. Consequently, all College spending must have the approval of the FAS dean, who plays a significant role in setting the priorities for College spending...
...This arrangement means that all of the money in the Harvard College Fund is spent at the discretion of the dean of FAS. This includes donations to the fund for undergraduate life, despite official language that the money is spent by the dean of the College “in consultation” with the FAS dean...
...with the promise of improving the undergraduate experience and then use their generosity to finance unrelated activities. In the future, the Harvard College Fund should do a better job of advertising itself for what it is—an fund to be spent at the discretion of the FAS dean on FAS-wide initiatives. If the HCF continues to be administered by FAS dean and used for such purposes, it ought to be renamed...
...Second, the Dean’s Discretionary Fund for Undergraduate Life must be better publicized, and the dean of the College should be solely responsible for allocating money given to it, without FAS oversight. Given the large role played by FAS in the budgetary process, it remains questionable how much latitude the College has to set its own priorities and fund its own programs...