UO has two VPAA’s, a hangover from Mike Gottfredson and Jim Bean’s byzantine and top heavy org chart: Current VPAA #2 Barbara Altmann is leaving for Bucknell, here are the finalists to replace her: Colleagues: We present, for your consideration, an outstanding pool of finalists for Senior Vice Provost for…
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Nik Streng has the story in the Emerald, here. Apparently the athletic department will not let current cheerleaders and the coaches talk to UO’s student press, but Streng has obtained some interesting quotes from others.
Brenda Tracy is the survivor of a sexual assault by two Oregon State football players and two others, 16 years ago. She went public after newspapers broke the story of the alleged UO basketball player gang rape of Jane Doe. John Canzano published Ms Tracy’s horrible and courageous story in the Oregonian,…
25 years ago UW-Madison gave me a full-ride PhD fellowship, funded by an endowment from the professor who figured out how to put vitamin-D in milk, and then gave the patent to the state. Now the Republican Governor and state legislature are trying to destroy the place: They’ve left in the perks for the coaches, of course.…
UO journalism professor Peter Laufer has an Op-Ed opposing anonymous comments in the RG, here: Anonymous online commenting irresponsible What is the rationale — other than a lust for website clicks — when otherwise responsible newspaper publishers allow anonymous commentary to pollute news stories? Professor Laufer is very good on the costs…
From a letter sent May 22nd:
The agendas for meetings this Wednesday – Friday are now posted here. With the UO administration currently proposing to cut the faculty’s real wages, this sticks out:
Here’s an update on the status of the SEIU negotiations. Anyone know anything about the UOPD?
That would be me. The president-elect will be elected by the Senate at the June 3rd meeting, and serves one year as Senate VP, and then becomes Senate President the following year. Randy Sullivan (Chemistry) was elected last year, and will be president for 2015-16. If I’m elected I’d have to…
MEMORANDUM Date: May 29, 2015 To: University of Oregon Faculty and Staff From: Adriene Lim, Dean of Libraries, Mark Watson, Associate Dean, Research Services Subject: Reductions in FY16 Library Collections Purchases We are writing to inform the university community that, due to continued inflation in library collections costs, we must…
Just kidding. She doesn’t. Her report is here. All fluff. Here’s what really happened: 4.9 US14/15-91: COIA Request for Member Senate Vote on Possible Presidential Commission; Senate Executive Committee NCAA FAR Tim Gleason has written at length in opposition to having the Senate consider this resolution without sending it…
Gordon Friedman has the story in the Emerald, here. Hoffman Construction, Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects and Catena Consulting are the firms named in the suit. Hoffman and ZGF have worked on many projects on campus including the Hatfield-Dowlin Complex and the Jaqua Center. It’s a very well written and well researched…
I’ve always said that the UO administration could kill this blog any time they wanted to, with a modicum of honesty, transparency, and competence. And frankly, after 6 years of fecund muckraking, I’m more than ready to call it quits. The sooner the better. But that day is not today.…
To be followed by a reception for Senate award winners Miriam Bolton, Johnny Earl, Michael Dreiling, and Carol Stabile. The next and final Senate meeting will be June 3rd. I might get in a little live-blogging below, or Watch Live, Senate Meeting Agenda – May 27, 2015 2014-2015, Agendas 3:00 pm 1. Call to…
5/27/2015 update: Dear campus community, The search committee and I invite you to meet Dr. Jennifer Hammat, candidate for the position of Assistant Vice President for Sexual Assault & Title IX Coordinator. Dr. Hammat will be visiting campus on June, 2nd. At 3:00 p.m. in room 16 of Pacific Hall,…
The NYT has the big story, here: FIFA Officials Arrested on Corruption Charges; Face Extradition to U.S. An investigation yielded charges against at least 10 current and former officials. The charges include wire fraud, racketeering and money laundering that involved bids for World Cups as well as marketing and broadcast…