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Despite recent chatter that the University plans on instituting mass layoffs later this month—after the conclusion of Commencement activities—both a union leader at Harvard and a University spokesman say that negotiations about staff reductions remain in the early stages, making any discussions of a timeline premature. “The persistent rumors out there [are] based on the mythology that the University is one big coordinated entity and that some Harvard office is the keeper of the list of people to be laid off,” said Bill Jaeger, director of the Harvard...
...very good at thinking about the endowment in a long-term context—not just [in] this quarter or this year.”For much of her tenure at Harvard thus far, Mendillo has worked from dawn to dusk to not only salvage whatever returns remain in a dismal financial landscape, but also to take advantage of investment opportunities that may emerge as the storm calms in coming years.With only a month to go until the end of the fiscal year, Mendillo says she is quite certain that the projection of a 30 percent drop in the endowment...
...academic advising and tutoring, is also examining plans to reshape.BSC director Abigail Lipson said “there are many, many things that will have to change,” but declined to give details on the plans being considered.“Our priorities for next year remain the same—to focus our availability during students’ busiest times of the year and to continue to offer services that support students’ learning and development,” she said.—Staff writer Danielle J. Kolin can be reached at dkolin@fas.harvard.edu...
...Although Jackson has shown himself to be a capable administrator, questions remain over what direction he would take the school and what vision he would bring to the corner office in Griswold Hall...
...committee to fill a new three-week January term left open by a 2004 proposal to create one University-wide calendar, a schedule later adopted by Interim University President Derek Bok in 2007 for implementation in the 2009-2010 academic year.But four years later, these opportunities remain unrealized. Instead, the College’s first J-Term next winter will feature limited housing for select individuals, encouraging students to explore off-campus options and to use the period for rest and relaxation.The January programming once expected from calendar change has been overshadowed, as administrators reassess the College?...