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...course was offered—an indication of how the University, even in the midst of the greatest economic downturn since the Great Depression, has reaffirmed its commitment to its smaller departments...
...difficult economy, President Drew G. Faust, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Michael D. Smith, and Dean of the College Evelynn M. Hammonds reaffirmed their unwavering commitment to our strong financial-aid program without hesitation even during the most challenging early days of the financial downturn. While the current generation of Harvard students will be forever grateful for their leadership, we will see even larger benefits in the years ahead as this new financial-aid program slowly but surely changes long-held views that Harvard and institutions like it are accessible only to the already-privileged. Such fundamental...
...while many students, professors, and alumni praise Light for his leadership during the recent economic downturn, several long-time faculty members note that Light’s agenda closely followed that of his predecessor. Some of the school’s most prominent initiatives, they say, grew out of preliminary work undertaken during the previous administration under Kim B. Clark ’74, whom he replaced first as interim dean in 2005 before assuming the permanent position...
This year, nearly 40 percent of the financial aid budget is projected to come from unrestricted funds. Despite the economic downturn, Harvard has continued to expand financial aid, allowing it to take the most talented and diverse student body possible regardless of socioeconomic status. Simply put, Harvard’s ambitious financial aid program could not be sustained without the support of seniors and alumni...
...This Forum helps us evaluate how we as leaders in MBA programs are adapting to a downturn in the recruiting environment, to the decreased budgets, and what that means about types of offering of student government,” Chun said...