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...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 on behalf of staff. Kimberly Theidon, an associate professor of anthropology, has proposed...
...ever run across in the investment world, she was the most impressive,” says Andrew B. Evans, treasurer and vice president for finance at Wellesley College, where Mendillo managed the endowment for six years before she took over HMC’s executive position last summer. “Her ability to synthesize a huge collection of data and make it understandable to a lay audience, as well as a sophisticated audience, is remarkable.” While she has been at Harvard in this position for less than a year—she took up the post...
...into existing buildings and would not be obtrusive to a “casual observer.” Nelson wrote in the message that the team “does not anticipate major delays” and expects to have a fully functional permanent antenna in place by the summer of 2010. In the meantime, a cell on wheels (COW)—a van containing signal transmission and reception equipment—could be moved into place by August, also contingent on the completion of a two to three month permit application process by AT&T and approval from...
...don’t like to do unless it’s obvious that they don’t fit the Gen Ed mandate,” says Gen Ed committee member Edward J. Hall, who adds that he wishes that the body had the money to give professors summer stipends to create new courses. Since more classes still need to be developed, the Gen Ed committee will not allow caps on course enrollment (originally a tenet of the program) in front-of-the-book Gen Ed classes for the next few years because the menu of Gen Ed courses...
...early roadblock to incorporating courses during this period was identifying faculty members who would be willing to teach during J-Term, as the idea was met with some resistance among the faculty, especially from those who would already be losing research time as a result of a condensed summer break.But Reva P. Minkoff ’08, a student representative on the Conley committee, says that the body had anticipated that these issues would be resolved in time to implement J-Term programming as early as 2007.MORE PRESSING MATTERSThis effort was sidetracked as J-Term was overshadowed by more high...