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...Central to its mandate, the TDAF actively seeks out and solicits proposals from the faculty that have a direct bearing upon neglected diseases endemic to the developing world. For example, as a result of TDAF funding, a faculty member at the Harvard School of Public Health has been able to advance his efforts to develop new drugs against tuberculosis, a neglected disease that remains a major threat to public health...
While recent accounts of Harvard’s financial affairs seem to border on cataclysmic, some finance experts question whether the University’s investment decisions resulted from a lack of foresight as suggested by some media outlets.A recent Forbes cover story stated that Harvard’s “supremely self-confident money managers” were in a “cash-raising panic” after billions of dollars in derivatives investments went sour—forcing the University to post collateral it did not have. The dire situation, the article said, forced Harvard...
...Economics Department has finalized its decision to cut junior seminars from next year’s curriculum after a restriction on the hiring of new visiting faculty members as a result of the financial crisis put strain on the department’s already limited teaching staff...
...Economics Department—which has one of the highest student-to-faculty ratios—introduced the 16-person courses three years ago as a result of a College-wide push to increase student interaction with faculty members...
...layoffs are likely to have detrimental effects: given the current economic state, it will be much more difficult for laid-off workers to find new jobs, and those who will be unemployed as a result of the layoffs may further burden the city’s homeless shelters and food-assistance programs. Since Harvard has a stake in the community, it should be mindful of these effects when it decides on what budget cuts to make. But Harvard is still one of the largest employers in the state, and, even in spite of necessary layoffs, it will continue to provide...