Harvard Announces Hiring Freeze
Although hardly the first to do so, Harvard has instituted an immediate hiring freeze of all noncritical staff positions, the Harvard Crimson reports. At a faculty meeting last week, the faculty dean estimated a freeze would save the university $10 million, which would help chip away at an estimated $200 million budget shortfall for the next fiscal year.
Although the school would not specify how many positions the freeze affects, the Crimson notes that there are currently 102 open positions on a university job database.
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tenure
Oh yes, let's eliminate tenure and have all our college professors be adjunct wage-slaves who have zero job security and can barely feed themselves. Great! I'm sure people under that kind of pressure make the very best teachers.
Tuition Policy
We have a new First Family both of whom are Harvard graduates, and neither came from money, particularly Mrs. Obama. Let's get real here, social diversity is essential not only because it's fair, but for our national security, it offers tremendous opportunity as an example of democracy. The days of well to do whites owning the keys to the kingdom are nearly gone. Get used to it. I have.
Tuition Policy
Actually, they DON'T provide free education to those earning less than $60k. They only waive the EFC (Expected Family Contribution) of those students. The students will still have to take out student loans, etc. to pay for their education.
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