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...Faculty, Administrators, and Fellows. Next, a sponsor needs to solicit advice from numerous associate, provisional, and otherwise-affiliated deans. Such consultations serve the dual purpose of providing feedback and potentially garnering support for a proposal. In particular, the deans of the College and the Faculty of Arts and Science (FAS) ought to be consulted, along with some of the active members of the faculty. In my opinion, there seem to be between 50-70 such individuals. Former deans and faculty heavyweights often maintain expertise and influence after leaving their posts, and if an issue was previously discussed during the tenure...
...mail addresses will no longer terminate in the puzzling @fas.harvard.edu ending, and will instead conclude with the more logical @college.harvard.edu. This amendment will be coupled with needed improvements to Harvard’s complete Webmail system, including a faster and sleeker interface and increased storage capacities of 10 gigabytes. FAS IT is implementing this new system in response to student demand for better e-mail options than those currently offered by the College. All of their proposed solutions will bring welcomed change to the current e-mail program, which suffers from limited storage capacities and an unintuitive web interface...
...acronym. And Associate Dean of the College Judith H. Kidd called the current restrictions on usernames—which often add numbers to the end of addresses with common names—“dehumanizing.” Sundquist said that the trial program will allow FAS IT—which he characterized as highly receptive to undergraduate input—to deal with several qualms that have arisen over the now imminent change. William R. Rose ’11, another UC member approached to take part in the program, said he was initially concerned about the trial...
...biggest issue facing open education is the simple fact that it is free. Aside from the pretty penny Harvard collects from regular University tuition, it also makes a significant profit from online distance education classes through the FAS Extension School: course prices range from $800 for undergraduate credit to $1725 for graduate credit...
...FAS ran a deficit in the fiscal year ending in July because of increased spending on activities like construction and financial aid, and the recent turbulence in the financial markets could exacerbate the fiscal pressures...