Word: knowleses
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Dean of the Faculty Jeremy R. Knowles added fuel to the fire with his March budget letter, which urged more Faculty involvement in areas of institutional policy and administration. And the contentious issue of faculty relations with the central administration is still simmering, as shown by a Faculty Council discussion...
The words "budget letter" are in some ways a misnomer. Certainly, Knowles does address such concerns as the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) deficit, cuts in government aid, a reduction in staff support costs and the Harvard Management Company's handling of the endowment. That is as he should...
A dean should be a figurehead for his faculty not just in monetary issues--which most faculty care about only when they are directly affected--but also in the areas of education and citizenship. That is precisely what Dean Knowles has done.
Knowles admits that "the scale and complexity of the modern university prevents a return to the simple structures of the past," which is true. Career administrators have increasingly replaced professor-administrators in positions that demand full-time attention to detail outside the classroom.
If more of the faculty--not just those who now are members of three or four different committees--took the initiative to get involved, the life of the College would be immeasurably strengthened. Dean Knowles' words are admirable in and of themselves, but the proof is in deeds, not words...