9/17/2009: Times are tough for UO faculty, what with salaries stuck at 80% of those at Missouri. Lots of us are looking around for something on the side, to make ends meet. Apparently former Pres Frohnmayer is now in the same boat. And his golden parachute contract – which pays $245,700 for co-teaching two 25 student classes – leaves Dave with a little more free time than most of us have. So, he’s now got a side gig working part time for Oregon law firm Harrang Long etc. (sic).
Dave does promise to follow UO COC rules – unlike VP Martinez. (But whoops – it seems Dave forgot to tell the reporter about his other second job as an Umpqua Bank Director, at $40,000 per year for about 20 days work. Proxy statement here.)
From today’s RG story by Sherri Buri McDonald. Kudos to her for asking some tough questions.
Former University of Oregon President Dave Frohnmayer has taken a job with the Eugene-based law firm of Harrang Long Gary Rudnick. As of Tuesday, Frohnmayer became “of counsel” to the firm, accepting select projects in legal, public policy and other matters,
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Frohnmayer said he has joined the UO faculty and is on paid sabbatical leave through the end of the year, which will probably result in him writing a book or articles. While on sabbatical, he’ll develop the undergraduate leadership courses he will teach next year in the university’s Clark Honors College
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Frohnmayer said his work for Harrang Long will be limited and comply with the “conflicts of interest” and “conflicts of commitment” rules that all university faculty must observe.
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While Frohnmayer goes to work for Harrang Long, he remains a highly paid state employee. Under that contract, he is now on paid sabbatical through the end of the year, at $4,725 a week. From Jan. 1 through March 31, he will continue to be paid that salary while he teaches the undergraduate course at the Clark Honors College, according to the contract. Then, he will go on “study leave” through May 30, during which the UO will pay him $4,252 a week, according to the contract. … He said he plans to use his study leave to continue to study leadership theory.
Leadership theory? You are joking with us, right Dave? Very funny.
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