9/15/2013: OK, maybe not exactly, but his selective reporting of data is rather astonishing. His Op-Ed is today’s RG is here, my response is in their comment thread. Please post your comments there, not here.
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9/15/2013 benefits update – turns out we only lost by 9.75%.For retirement, Tennessee gives new employees a choice, much like UO. Tennessee pays the full cost of the defined contributions plan, like UO. It puts 10-11% into the employees defined contribution account – faculty pay nothing. UO puts 6.42% into its…
9/13/2013: Or not. I’d add the salaries, but Dave Hubin’s public records office is delaying them until after the faculty and SEIU unions are done negotiating. These are as of the end of May. Name Title 2013 car stipend Gottfredson, Michael President $14,400 Andreasen, Michael C Vice Pres for Univ…
9/13/2012: Lots of traffic yesterday (and email from faculty at other universities) came from the InsideHigherEd story on President Gottfredson’s proposal to limit faculty free speech rights.
Thursday, September 12, 1pm-5pm in Knight Library 101. This is the big one, be there. not the end, bring more colleagues next time, we’ll probably need an even bigger room as start of term approaches and raises, consulting, and IP come up.PDFs of proposals submitted 9/12/2013 here. Disclaimer: My respectful opinion of…
9/12/2013: Troy Brynelson has the scoop in the ODE: In solidarity for the protest, ASUO President Sam Dotters-Katz, with the support of student presidents from Oregon State and Portland State universities, has also called for students across the state walkout. “These folks work some of the lowest paying and often…
9/13/2013: See below for rules and the Supreme Court ruling on parody. Email your entry to [email protected]. Entry #4: Entry#3: Entry #2: Entry #1: Soon to be valuable collectors item – the Original U of Nike cup: U of Nike coffee cup sales are lagging, probably because they are so damn…
9/10/2013: The latest US News rankings are great news for UO’s finances: The University of Oregon moved up in the rankings — jumping six rungs to No. 109 on the list of about 1,376 colleges nationally. And Christian Whithol of the RG reports on still more good financial news for UO: Eugene’s latest…
9/10/2013, from a helpful staff member: OUR WORK, OUR VOTE, OUR VOICE STRIKE AUTHORIZATION VOTES Only SEIU members can vote. If you are not a member yet, membership applications will be available on-site for those you want to join and vote. If you don’t remember whether you’ve completed an application,…
9/10/2013: From the comments: Vote for UOmatters.com on the Eugene Weekly’s “Best of Eugene.” I propose, 4. Best local hell-raiser26. Best self-published literary item (blog, zine) Go to http://bestofeugene.com/ Thanks! FWIW, my last muckraking award was from the Oregon Society of Professional Journalists, for this blog and for getting the…
Tuesday 9/10/2013, Room 122 or 101 Knight Library. 1PM til 5.Live Blog disclaimer: These are my opinions of what people said or meant or should have said. Nothing is a quote unless in quotes. If you don’t like my blog read the United Academics one on facebook, here.Synopsis: Rudnick lectures faculty: Give up: “you all…
9/10/2013: That would be the Communist Party administration, in China. The NYT reports: Worried about its hold on public opinion, the Chinese government has pursued a propaganda and police offensive against what it calls malicious rumor-mongering online. Police forces across the country have announced the detentions of hundreds of microblog…
9/9/2013 update: Note that I am not requesting attorney notes, just transcripts taken by a UO non-attorney stenographer: Summarizing, I am requesting that the District Attorney order UO to release what I believe are transcripts, or very close to transcripts, taken by a university employed non-attorney, of meetings that were…