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...town hall meeting on Tuesday, which revealed details about an intended restructuring of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences—Harvard’s largest school—was a definite step in the right direction for a university often criticized for its unwillingness to disclose financial information. Of course, more efforts and openness will be needed going forward if the administration is to avoid criticism of its difficult decisions...
...town hall meeting was a proactive start toward greater clarity, but it came nowhere near providing the amount of information, or the venue for open conversation, that the Harvard community deserves. While we appreciate the administration’s efforts at beginning to communicate more openly about the sacrifices Harvard must face, more directness is required if the future is be navigated successfully...
...Staffers interviewed after the meeting said that although they appreciated the open format of the town hall, they remained skeptical about Smith’s level of transparency...
...some attendants said that the town hall meeting provided insight into the severity of the FAS deficit...
Undergraduate Council members remained in the dark about the effects of University-wide budget cuts on the College as well as the potential ramifications of these cuts for the January term session after yesterday’s town hall meeting led by Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Michael D. Smith. Smith announced six working groups that would be charged with finding areas for cost-reductions throughout FAS. But according to Smith, it remains to be decided whether these committees would include students. Two committees, one dedicated to “student services” and the other...