Pay slashed, jobs lost: How Harvard's budget cuts are hitting undergraduate teaching roles

Harvard College has reduced pay for undergraduate course assistants by $2 per hour and cut back hiring in key departments like Mathematics and Computer Science due to University-wide budget pressures. The Office of Undergraduate Education reclassified many positions, affecting wages and responsibilities. These changes come amid a $1 billion annual shortfall linked to federal funding cuts and a new endowment tax. The student workers' union plans to file a grievance over the lack of prior notice, The Harvard Crimson reported.

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