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Great people, terrible bureaucracy - Post Doctoral Fellow Howard University Employee Review

3.0
Jan 28, 2010
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Pros

-Most of the staff, faculty and students are pretty friendly, there is no attitude of arrogance or cut throat competition. People talk to each other and get along well (for the most part). -DC has many cultural and other amenities. -Howard has a strong academic reputation.

Cons

-The university bureacracy is simply insane. Doing the smallest thing may take months of effort. -Many faculty are not paid on time and grants may be frozen because of bureacratic mistakes.

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