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...size of its workforce” in the face of an unprecedented fiscal crisis, discussions with union partners are still underway, making it “premature” to determine when such changes to staff positions might occur. Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Michael D. Smith said in April that the administration would not announce any plans for layoffs before the summer, but beyond that, the University has not released any timeline. Rumors about prospective job cuts have offered dates ranging from June 10 to the end of the month. With layoffs looming, some have continued to rally...
...Such knowledge has proven pivotal in Forst’s working relationship with Sweet, Forst’s counterpart in FAS. Forst says he meets every day with his own finance team or those at other schools across the University—and his meetings with Sweet and Smith have become particularly formative for a school currently struggling to develop a plan for revamping its administrative and programmatic structure. “I think the two of them have an extremely good working relationship,” Smith says of the financial...
...easily. The same back-and-forth between the Gen Ed committee and the Economics department dragged on through the spring, without reaching a resolution until the summer—when some of the committee was not aware and did not have a say. FAS Dean Michael D. Smith said in a recent interview that he played his part “behind the scenes” in getting Ec10 approved. According to Hall, administrative pressure forced Harris and Kenen to approve Ec10. Harris did not inform the committee until the fall that the class had been approved to count toward...
...Dean Michael D. Smith will ask faculty members to recommend candidates for the professorship every year, according to Parry. Though selected scholars will be associated with WGS, they may be appointed in any FAS department...
...Hammonds, “initial plans” for the period were underway when she took office in 2008, as her staff began investigating the possibilities for J-Term programming along the lines of what the Conley committee had originally envisioned. Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Michael D. Smith says that he and Hammonds approached the Board of Overseers and some alumni early last fall with their ideas for January and were encouraged to further investigate the details involved with implementation, especially the financial aspect of J-Term.But by November 2008—when it became evident that the economic...