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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...

Author: By Athena Y. Jiang and June Q. Wu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Donors Express Confidence in Faust’s Direction | 6/3/2009 | See Source »

...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...

Author: By Esther I. Yi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Amid Crisis, Workers Defy Union Image | 6/3/2009 | See Source »

...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...

Author: By Danielle J. Kolin, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: HKS Dean Pushes Government Hiring Reforms | 6/3/2009 | See Source »

...next year, the UC needs more student support than ever before. We need students to push for more involvement in the budget process, we need students to call for reforms to the Ad Board, and we need students to work with us to give student voice a permanent and substantive role in the College’s decision-making processes. There is no greater time to get involved with student government than the greatest budget crisis in Harvard’s history, and there is no greater time to show the administration that students are ready to increase their involvement...

Author: By Andrea R. Flores | Title: What the UC Needs | 6/2/2009 | See Source »

...certification order would leave Coleman more room to either appeal to the Supreme Court's October session or to start a new case in federal court - both processes that would take months to run their course. Some GOP Senators, including Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell, have encouraged Coleman to push ahead no matter what the decision. But such a move, particularly in federal court, might also backfire, warns Don Kettl, dean of the University of Maryland's School of Public Policy. "It's unclear what case Coleman could make that he hasn't already put forward, so it would risk...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Franken vs. Coleman: The Final Round — Maybe | 6/2/2009 | See Source »

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