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Anticipating an economic shortfall of at least $100 million for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences next year, FAS Dean Michael D. Smith asked professors yesterday to consider how they could cut 10 to 15 percent of their departmental budgets...
...Speaking before a meeting of the full Faculty, Smith said the percentage was a target for the next couple years, but that he did not expect FAS to make up the full $100 million—representing about 8 percent of the entire FAS budget of $1.2 billion—before next year’s budget is due in March...
...deans of the Faculty, the letter also put forward a new, more restrictive set of guidelines for what sort of candidates will be considered for “essential” instructorships and visiting faculty positions. The new policy marks a considerable departure from the stance outlined by FAS Dean Michael D. Smith at a Faculty meeting in November, when he told department leaders to go ahead with all current searches if applicant pools remained as strong as anticipated...
...unclear yesterday how many faculty searches were pending and would be affected by the new policy. Faculty hiring has been in a "pause" period since April, when Smith informed professors that he was slowing down hiring to give FAS administrators a chance to take stock of how to move forward with their priorities...
...FAS leader wrote yesterday that he planned to comment more extensively on the letter’s policies in tomorrow’s Faculty meeting...