Update: Good news for shared governance. Going on now, room 402 Alumni Center. I’ll do a little live-blogging. Kyr introduces them by noting that this is the first time in 4 years we’ve had a President or a Provost willing to meet with the Senate Exec. Discussion is about how…
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From a letter to the RG editors: The year 1932 saw disastrous changes at the university. The Oregon Legislature, in a misguided cost-saving effort, decided to remove science instruction and make the UO a liberal arts university, with Oregon State College (now Oregon State University) becoming the science college in…
Eugene Volokh has the story here. One complaint is that the policies were imposed by the administration. Not a worry here at UO! VP Robin Holmes sat on the recommended changes for three years doing nothing, and Mike Gottfredson did his best to hide the rape allegations from our tender…
Story by Jake New in InsideHigherEd about Spellman College. In 2012, the number of students enrolled in fitness classes at the college’s wellness center was 278. That number is now more than 1,300. Spelman’s undergraduate enrollment is about 2,100 students. “One of the things colleges try to create with students…
10/15/2014: Thought I’d repost this email showing that it was current Interim GC Doug Park who sat on the public records requests which eventually led to the firing of Melinda Grier. Park seems to be at it again, with the help of Dave Hubin. The PR Office is using fees,…
Coltrane has said he’d clean this up. So what’s the hold-up now? Hi Dave, any progress on the info requests below? Bill Harbaugh UO Prof. of Economics On TuesdayOct 7, 2014, at 9:09 AM, Bill Harbaugh <[email protected]> wrote: Thanks Dave, also can you pass on any info about PRAAG meetings…
The Chronicle of Higher Ed has a long, thorough report by Tom Bartlett, on their front page, here. (Gated if you are off campus). It leaves out a lot, including the contrast between Gottfredson’s secretive self-appointed “review panel” and the open Senate Task Force Freyd serves on, and the proprietary…
The Fishbowl, that is. In AT0, here. Two generous alumni have donated $1M for its renovation. Klinger doesn’t explain whether or not that will reduce the student fees that Robin Holmes got through the OUS Board, after a little crooked electioneering. For $115K I expect better reporting skills. But the tone is…
At UO, we don’t even allow nudity in figure drawing classes. At UNC, things are a little less uptight: Insidehighered has the report.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12 1:00 p.m., Living Learning Center, Courtyard — Hike to the “O”, Tentative Interim President Coltrane joins in the revival of the traditional painting of the “O” atop Skinner’s Butte as the “O” receives the 201st coat of paint. MONDAY, OCTOBER 13 9:00 a.m. — Executive Leadership Team…
UO Alum, journalist, and consultant Marc Mooney, who was a UO student back when football wasn’t the all consuming affair it is today, has a long-read history piece on how UO got to where it is today. On his website here:
10/11/2014: As part of the UO Matters Sustainability Program I’m recycling last year’s data and comments: UCLA spends 2% of its budget on sports, while UO spends 13%, for a 650% shellacking. On the other hand, UO’s Econ Phd program beats UCLA’s by 4 points. In general UO’s research ranking looks…
10/10/2014: Of course I’m not talking about UO. Our debate consisted of Frances Dyke lying to us and the state legislature about how it would save money. Now Portland state is considering doing the same. Their administration is a little more honest than Johnson Hall and estimates the cost at $1.5M…
Buried within the “Around the 0” report, here: Currently, the college’s department offices and operations are dispersed across more than 50 buildings on and off campus. The new building will house central advising and administration functions for the dean’s office and college programs. Examples are College Scholars, General Social Sciences…
Synopsis: Coltrane looks like he likes the job, and his colleagues. The faculty and staff clearly like Coltrane too. He gave a brief talk, answered questions, easy rapport. What an improvement. (Funny how when Berdahl and Gottfredson kept insisting we were all colleagues it was so plainly manipulative. Coltrane didn’t even…