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...This letter was sent by FAS academic deans on Monday...
Some clarification is certainly on the way. In a letter circulated to Department chairs yesterday afternoon, top FAS officials announced several cost-cutting measures that included a hold on searches for tenure-track faculty and a stay on any salary raises for faculty and non-union staff. The letter urged department leaders to keep news of the cuts quiet until their announcement at today’s meeting...
...freeze on salary raises for all faculty and non-union staff members as well as a hold on the bulk of current searches for tenure-track and tenured faculty were among the cost-cutting measures announced in a letter circulated to department chairs in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences yesterday afternoon...
Signed by the top deans of the Faculty, the letter also put forward a new, more restrictive set of guidelines for what sort of candidates will be considered for “essential” instructorships and visiting faculty positions. The new policy marks a considerable departure from the stance outlined by FAS Dean Michael D. Smith at a Faculty meeting in November, when he told department leaders to go ahead with all current searches if applicant pools remained as strong as anticipated...
Department leaders were urged to keep news of the cuts quiet and withhold the information from colleagues until an official announcement at today’s Faculty meeting. A copy of the letter was obtained by The Crimson yesterday evening...