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...page letter marked the beginning of a new annual tradition outlined by Smith at a meeting of the Faculty last year, in which the retrospective year-end report typically distributed by the FAS dean is supplemented by a shorter, more forward-looking correspondence in the fall...
...what marks a distinct uptick in their budgetary authority, the divisional deans, according to the letter, will be given an “offer budget” to pay for faculty recruitment for the departments under their purviews...
Smith included in the introduction to his letter a reminder that “all is not rosy” going forward, given the effect that the recent failure of many prominent financial institutions may have on the Faculty’s finances...
...This deficit, if not addressed,” Smith noted in the letter, “will hamper campus renewal and will stifle educational innovation...
Smith has so far been closed-mouthed on what specific plans he might institute to deal with the deficit, but in previous interviews and in yesterday’s letter, he stressed a more transparent budgeting process, and targeted planning for an upcoming capital campaign, which University officials say may start as soon...