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Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Michael D. Smith released an extensive list of cost-cutting measures Monday afternoon—including fewer hot breakfast offerings, the closure of two campus cafes, the downgrading of three junior varsity teams to club status, and reduced shuttle service...
...interview Monday, Smith said the cuts constitute the first step in a two-part plan to make up the budgetary shortfall. The second stage—branded “reshaping” by Smith—will attempt to close the remaining $143 million gap over the next two years by overhauling the structure of FAS, though professors say they continue to be confused by what the concept means...
...Smith said it would have been difficult to plan the cuts earlier, since the Harvard Corporation—the University’s chief governing body—did not announce the eight-percent reduction in the payout rate until March...
...Monday’s interview, Smith and College Dean Evelynn M. Hammonds declined to clarify those undefined measures, saying administrators are still in the decision-making process...
...Smith declined to offer any specifics about what would happen to staffers now working in the closing cafes, saying only that the administration has not yet reached the point at which they can make concrete decisions about future layoffs...