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Faculty of Arts and Sciences :: Faculty Meetings
PUBLISHED ON 12/10/2008 1:02:12 AM Before leading a discussion on the Faculty’s financial situation at a meeting in November, Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Michael D. Smith struggled for several minutes to convince his computer to display his pre-prepared slideshow on the subject.
PUBLISHED ON 12/10/2008 1:00:42 AM Anticipating an economic shortfall of at least $100 million for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences next year, FAS Dean Michael D. Smith asked professors yesterday to consider how they could cut 10 to 15 percent of their departmental budgets.
Administration says cuts are necessary, departments still unsure how to proceed with planning PUBLISHED ON 12/9/2008 1:15:34 AM Guidelines for assessing research priorities and other academic costs at a departmental level are still unavailable, making the implications of the financial crisis difficult to understand for departmental leaders trying to pin down what will need to go
PUBLISHED ON 12/4/2008 12:52:20 AM Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Michael D. Smith plans to send a letter within the week advising departments on filling open staff positions and will issue a question-and-answer report detailing Harvard’s current financial status.
PUBLISHED ON 11/18/2008 1:54:32 AM The Faculty of Arts and Sciences will convene today to discuss the impact of the financial crisis on the University, a meeting that department heads hope clarify leaders’ urgent but vague warnings to date.
PUBLISHED ON 10/22/2008 12:45:12 AM While the new University-wide calendar is set to take effect in less than a year, several professors expressed confusion and displeasure with the forthcoming revisions at yesterday’s faculty meeting.
PUBLISHED ON 10/22/2008 12:43:05 AM University President Drew G. Faust began yesterday’s meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences with a 10-minute address on the effects that the recent downturn in the financial markets might have on Harvard.
PUBLISHED ON 10/8/2008 11:48:19 PM With a new secretary and parliamentarian in line, the Faculty Council announced yesterday that it would reshuffle some existing positions in response to zoologist Farish A. Jenkins Jr.’s withdrawal from the Council.
PUBLISHED ON 9/25/2008 11:16:03 PM Even as economists, government officials, and Wall Street executives try to get a handle on how the economic crisis grew so large and so fast, debate has broken out over the bailout plan currently under review by Congress.
FAS, HBS, and HLS profs explain situation, offer potential solutions PUBLISHED ON 9/25/2008 11:05:59 PM In light of a financial crisis that University President Drew G. Faust called “without precedent,” Harvard responded in typical fashion—with a panel of professors to discuss the problem.
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