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...decision. “The current practice, in which Faculty members are given only a summary of the case and then asked to vote, does not provide a complete review,” Hammonds said. “[But] distributing large amounts of very confidential case materials among the FAS Faculty is both unworkable and inappropriate.” Hammonds said she will be appointing additional faculty members to the Ad Board to address the Faculty’s sense of a “lack of ownership” over the disciplinary group. Greater faculty integration into the proceedings...
...yesterday afternoon, voicing optimism after a year of financial challenges and budgetary upheavals as protestors noisily rallied outside. University President Drew G. Faust said she has found herself speaking “endlessly” this past year of the anticipated 30 percent decline in the endowment. Last Monday, FAS Dean Michael D. Smith added to the growing list of reductions by announcing an array of budget cuts that primarily affected the College. “We need to focus not on what we have lost,” Faust said. “Let us try to focus...
...police response to the shooting seemed prompt and adequate, so the main shortcoming was communication. This negligence comes at a bad time for the administration. Earlier this month, when FAS Dean Michael D. Smith announced the first measures to fight FAS’s gaping budget deficit, student feedback was requested defensively and almost reluctantly, even when most of the cost-saving measures affected student life. This opacity does not inspire trust; it has not only spawned the Undergraduate Council’s grandiloquent “We Are Harvard” campaign but also fostered new rumors about further...
...mandated 25-percent cuts to House budgets that might put his and similar positions at risk. His concern is warranted. A strong House life and academic support network are essential components of the Harvard undergraduate experience, helping to foster for students an environment of both intellectual and personal growth. FAS should not be making budget cuts that seriously endanger this core element of undergraduate life. Rather, the burgeoning administration, which has seen a staggering expansion in recent years, must take a fair share of the budget cuts and look to consolidate. We realize cuts will be felt across the board?...
...Over the past 10 years, FAS has added 230 administrative staffers to its payroll, while Houses have kept their staff size steady over the same time period. Central administrators thus need to look inward for cuts. The administration’s main role should be to support the faculty and students here in pursuing their educational and developmental goals. The administration should find savings at its own expense before endangering areas that have a direct and serious effect on the lives of students—like academics and House life. Specifically, given its recent rapid growth, the administration must strongly...