Facing a projected 30 percent drop in the value of its endowment, Harvard had already made the decision to withhold raises for about 9,000 faculty and non-union staff members for the next school year.

面对预计下降百分之三十的捐赠额，哈佛大学已经作出决定，下一学年度，学校对大约9000名教员和其他职员不提薪。

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