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Facing at least a $35 million deficit, the FAS budget office communicated the new budgeting approach to the community in the month leading to the March Faculty meeting. The policy required affiliated FAS units—including centers—to fall into line and justify that all their expenditures serve core FAS priorities...
...past, certain centers had exercised a great deal of autonomy in spending funds allocated by donors towards their fields. But with his fresh emphasis on the “core priorities” of FAS, Smith was now essentially prescribing the areas in which units ought to spend...
While Smith has made it clear that a donor’s intent will be honored, the policy allows FAS central administration the opportunity to target funds efficiently so that some can be redirected from within the confines of a particular center to broader University priorities...
Kleinman took part in a series of meetings with the dean and finance officers from FAS as they sought to arrive at a common ground on what contributions were expected of the centers...
Centers had been asked to make sacrifices, as they are quick to point out. But they do not represent the only sectors of FAS where personal priorities have been pushed aside as the “core mission” takes priority...