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...FlyBy doesn't mean that in a snobbish way. The fact is, California's state schools may be in a heap of trouble. The state legislature approved a whopping 20 percent cut in funding for the 10 schools in the University of California system—shaving $637.1 million from a $3.23 billion budget, which now stands at $2.6 billion. The legislature has also proposed a 32 percent increase in student tuition by fall 2010. In response, students, faculty, and staff protested the cuts yesterday. Imagine choosing Berkeley or UCLA over Harvard or Yale because you thought the tuition...
Still, Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences needs to close its remaining $110 million annual deficit. After staff layoffs, salary freezes, and very slow faculty hiring, where will it cut next...
...mail announcement, Smith prominently referred to Kirwan's "strong background" in financial management, including a two-year stint as secretary of administration and finance for the commonwealth of Massachusetts, as a crucial quality she brings to her post in an FAS now facing a $110 million deficit. As the secretary of administration and finance under Mass. Governor Deval L. Patrick ’78, Kirwan was responsible for developing the state capital budget and overseeing budgetary activities across the state government, according to Friday's announcement sent to FAS faculty and staff. Kirwan took the helm of the Massachusetts state...
CSX’s Beacon Park railyard has long served as one of the primary and largest entry points for freight shipping to New England. Under Wednesday’s agreement, which reportedly is to be implemented over the next few years, the State will pay $100 million to CSX to take over various railroad tracks and railyards, including those in Allston. The acquisitions are expected to improve and expand commuter rail service in and around Boston...
According to the study, at least 174 million people worldwide suffer from Trichomoniasis. And though the disease is treatable with antibiotics, its relatively silent nature in males complicates efforts at treatment...