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Smith’s faculty is a critically important
resource. Are we preparing adequately for the faculty renewal that will take place
over the next decade? Are we doing everything we can to position our junior faculty
well for achieving tenure? Are we offering the appropriate resources to associate
professors for them to continue to develop their research and teaching programs?
What programs should we offer our growing population of emeriti?
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Setting
the Context
Important Issues
Facing Smith
Enhancing
admissions competitiveness
Balancing
economic access with competing institutional priorities
Exploring the shape of the curriculum and intellectual
capacities
Investing in faculty development
Leveraging role as residential academic community
Examining
opportunities for
special academic programs
Articulating
Smith’s
distinctive position and advantage
Enhancing philanthropic support
Improving the climate for diversity
Aligning facilities planning with strategic priorities
Next Steps in the
Planning Process
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