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Roughly one-fourth of admitted students claimed an interest in the humanities—a 2.7 percent increase??while those planning to study the social sciences dropped from 24.6 percent last year to 21.3 percent this year...
Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid William R. Fitzsimmons ’67 attributed the increase??which represents about 5 percent more applicants than last year’s 29,114—to three factors: Harvard’s commitment to generous financial aid in an unpredictable economic climate, the continued effects of the elimination of early admission, and Harvard’s heightened reputation for excellence in engineering...
Whether a faculty or staff member receives a “merit-based salary increase?? depends on the feedback an individual receives in departmental evaluations...
...sales tax increase??proposed by House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo—will raise an additional $900 million annually in revenue, helping to bridge Massachusetts’ projected $3.6 billion deficit for fiscal year...
...that many Americans might not be able to afford such a luxury. Most of the audience seemed enthused about local food afterwards, swapping stories and recipes and sharing their favorite farmer’s market locations and times. As Davis noted, there has been a “huge increase?? in the number of Massachusetts farmers markets in the last few years. “There are three in Harvard Square alone!” he exclaimed...