Trustees to discuss budget cuts
Faced with a sobering balance sheet in the wake of the 23-percent endowment loss announced earlier this fall, Dartmouth’s Board of Trustees is expected to announce significant cuts to the College’s budget after its meeting this Friday and Saturday — College President Jim Yong Kim’s second Board meeting since taking office this summer. Although the Board often meets with students during its visits to the College, there will be no official meetings this weekend due to time constraints, according to College spokesman Roland Adams.
WE'VE GOT SPIRIT: Dartmouth cheerleaders give away free Everything But Anchovies pizza at Hoops Hype on Thursday.
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College leaders to face profs’ budget concerns
As the College’s administration and Board of Trustees plan for a second round of budget cuts, they will have to contend with a faculty that is concerned about the size and fairness of potential cuts, as well as how priorities will be communicated to the Dartmouth community in the wake of perceived missteps during the first round of cuts last winter.
Haldeman ’70 works to steady Freddie Mac
In the three months since Dartmouth Board of Trustees Chairman Ed Haldeman ’70 became chief executive officer of Freddie Mac, he has worked to transform the company into a reliable secondary market for mortgages that actively works to reduce the country’s foreclosure rate, according to company staff interviewed by The Dartmouth. Since his appointment, Haldeman has provided direction and stability for the beleaguered government-sponsored loan organization, employees said.
