The financial crisis that continues to reverberate worldwide promises to affect plenty of scientists. Boston University in Massachusetts is one of the first to freeze hiring and halt new building projects. And according to a 1 October article in the Boston Globe, the American Council on Education says that many more institutions are likely to follow suit. A prolonged downturn might mean that the hiring of adjunct staff in place of tenure-track faculty members, a practice that is gaining popularity because it saves money, could become even more commonplace. Tuition fees are likely to rise, and as student loans get harder to secure, private colleges might be forced to chip away bigger chunks of their endowments to support students.
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