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...instead, an inherent level of suspicion arises when giving to what some perceive as a “slush fund.”Fundraising numbers for the current fiscal year are not yet available, and the numbers for May and June—which comprise the final push for class reunion fundraising—typically boost year-end results. Thus far, University administrators say that donors have been receptive to the change in fundraising strategy. “Ask us 3 months ago and we would not have predicted it,” University Provost Steven E. Hyman says...
...Jaeger isn’t quick to push out those who don’t align themselves with the philosophy of union leaders. All staff workers—and hopefully all University administrators—want to keep jobs secure wherever possible, he hopes...
...within the public sector, and ineffective government recruiting. For example, private companies extend job offers far more speedily than the federal government, which can often taken nine months to conclude the recruiting process, Ellwood said. The mere weeks a private firm like McKinsey takes to make an offer can push graduates toward the private sector. And McKinsey can also pay a larger salary, Ellwood added. “We have to do better than that if we really want the best,” he said. Ellwood has been focusing on public service at the Kennedy School over the last...
...task forces in 2003 to examine elements of the plan more closely. Goodman says that these committees eventually did touch on budgetary considerations in its evaluation of different ideas. But while most of the deans and faculty agreed that Harvard’s long-term needs required an energetic push into neighboring Allston, considerable friction soon arose around the plan’s particulars—and also around Summers’ aggressive, independent, and at times dictatorial style. “For reasons deeply rooted in University governance and tradition...matters that are curricular are matters of the Faculty...
...faculty committee that would work to nail down J-Term logistics. The UC was able to choose two students—William R. Rose ’11 and Morgan L. Paull ’12—to serve in the group. On budgetary issues, Flores began to push harder for a seat at the table. At the same April 14 meeting, Flores inquired into the level of involvement the Council would have on budget cuts.“I was trying very hard to prevent or change how that May 11 announcement happened,” she says...