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Harvard Faculty Sees Modest Salary Increase
The average Harvard faculty member’s salary increased by 0.4 percent this academic year—well below the average increase of 1.2 percent in college and university salaries across the nation.
New J-Term Plans Released
During next year’s January Term, all undergraduates will be allowed to return to campus eight days before classes begin, Dean of the College Evelynn M. Hammonds announced Friday.
Faust Delivers a Welcome in Latin
At yesterday’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences meeting, University President Drew G. Faust revealed her weak spot in Latin.
Faculty Consider Pre-Registration
Students will be asked to pre-register for courses beginning next spring using a new online course planning tool, Dean of Undergraduate Education Jay M. Harris announced at yesterday’s Faculty Meeting.
FAS Prepares For Tough Cuts
Though Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Michael D. Smith has said that the administration will not implement sweeping staff reductions, some department administrators are nevertheless concerned that their constrained budgets will make personnel restructuring inevitable.
FAS Waits For Dean’s Initiative
In the midst of last year’s financial crisis, Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Michael D. Smith assembled six “working groups” to establish top Faculty priorities.
Post Docs Compensate For Fewer Visiting Profs
Recent Harvard PhD graduates are being tapped to relieve teaching responsibilities formerly covered by visiting faculty across the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, as departments cut back on the high costs of employing professors from outside the University.
VES Department Creates New Painting Professorship
The Visual and Environmental Studies Department will create a tenure-track professorship in painting, an area that has been taught by visiting professors and lecturers in the recent past, according to VES Department Chair Marjorie Garber.
Stress of 2009 Staff Cuts Lingers in FAS
Staff members across the Faculty of Arts and Sciences are reporting varying degrees of recovery from last year’s sweeping reductions in staff positions.
IT Offices To Consolidate
Two of the University’s largest information technology offices will be merged in an effort to eliminate redundant functions—a move that officials say will improve and standardize a variety of computing processes for students, including e-mail and printing.
Three Admins Named To FAS
Three veteran administrators—two Harvard affiliates and a former member of Massachusetts state government—assumed positions in the top ranks of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ financial administration earlier this month. The appointments come as FAS looks to pare down its budget, which still rests $80 million in the red.
Economics Department To Restore Junior Seminar Program
The Economics Department will reinstate junior seminars for the next academic year, due in part to an increase in the number of visiting professors, department leaders said yesterday.
Tunes Lighten Faculty Meeting
At a faculty meeting yesterday, faculty members were perplexed at the absence of former President Lowell's bust, and amused when one professor's phone began to ring.
