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With the dearth of new hires, Smith faces dampened prospects for dramatically reshaping the faculty, a goal that had extended across much of the decade...
...that has changed. As multi-year searches are finalized, Smith says he expects a slight growth in the coming year. But next year’s size may well be the ceiling—Smith has projected a shrinking of the faculty as departures outpace the number of searches...
Last academic year, securing a professorship at Harvard was close to impossible. Only nine professors joined the ranks of FAS, as Dean Michael D. Smith had imposed a near-complete freeze on faculty hiring in a bleak fiscal climate...
...Smith announced a one-time faculty retirement plan that invited professors aged 65 and over who have served at least 10 years at the University to leave their teaching posts within the next four years. Nearly a quarter of the faculty in FAS is eligible for the package...
With diminished capability to make hires, Smith has turned to the junior faculty already on campus. Last year, he appointed an expert in inequality, Sociology Professor Michèle Lamont, to assist in the cause...