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...experience ushered Riddley into Harvard??€™s mental health system, which he has been intimately involved with throughout the six years since he first arrived on campus as a freshman. Since his initial crisis, Riddley has taken four years off—mainly due to mental health issues—and he continues to see therapists and prescribers...
Students and UHS administrators have endlessly debated the quality of Harvard??€™s mental health services, which treats about 15 percent of the students in the College—or roughly 1,000 undergraduates—in any given school year, according to Director of Behavioral Health and Academic Counseling Paul J. Barreira...
...other major pressure that Harvard faced was the continuation of the budget crisis that struck the University last year. Harvard??€™s endowment plummeted nearly 30 percent, and Faculty of Arts and Sciences budget deficits led to many cuts in services. The most visible sign of this may have been the absence of hot breakfasts in the Houses, but other cuts include shrinking library and Bureau of Study Counsel hours. While none of the actions that the University has been forced to take have been unreasonable, administrators should be sure to continue with trepidation...
...although necessary in these circumstances, could undermine students’ academic experiences by eliminating some of the most experienced faculty at Harvard. Although this does offer the opportunity to hire new younger faculty, the net effect of the attrition and replacement may be different in different departments, depending on Harvard??€™s hiring priorities. We hope that Harvard does not have to diminish any area of its course offerings as a result of professors leaving. That said, some measures that the University is taking, such as two-percent merit-based raises for professors and three-percent raises in graduate...
...common target of criticism regarding the budget is Harvard??€™s financial management. Harvard??€™s risky investment strategies earned public criticism for their role in the diminishing of the endowment, which has severely affected the Harvard community. However, these strategies were responsible for Harvard??€™s enormously high returns in previous years, and we believe that Harvard??€™s investment practices are ultimately correct in intention. Some have also criticized donations to Harvard, arguing that there are more effective ways to spend money charitably. However, Harvard serves an important role in improving the world...