Word: thompson
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...There was a lot of nervousness when the law changed," says Carol J. Thompson, Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) for Academic Affairs. "[We thought], 'Oh goodness, Faculty aren't going to retire if they don't have...
...every meaningful way it is the same thing as a professor emeritus, Fox and Thompson say. Just like professors emeriti, research professors do not receive salaries, teach classes, retain a vote in Faculty meetings or have departmental responsibilities. But both titles allow professors office space and continued access to the Harvard library system, among other perks...
...Faculty] perception is that it would be easier to get grants. And perceptions count," Thompson says...
According to Thompson there is a generation of women and minorities--the two groups most underrepresented amongst the Faculty--waiting in the wings to take over for their older colleagues...
...Thompson says the proportion of members of underrepresented minority groups would likely rise if some of these Faculty members were to retire...