1/30/2010:
Update: Also see the InterInstitutional Faculty Senate resolution on this, which boils down to “not so fast, buddy.”
From Bill Graves in the Oregonian:
A small group of Portland State University students gathered on campus today to denounce proposals to reorganize Oregon universities into public corporations. Students warned that such restructuring could lead to higher tuition, bigger classes and more corporate control over academics.
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The State Board of Higher Education is studying ways to restructure the state’s seven public universities following recommendations from former University of Oregon President Dave Frohnmayer last November. Frohnmayer proposed converting the three largest universities, including PSU, into public corporations similar to Oregon Health & Science University so that they have more freedom and flexibility.
The success of this proposal depends on effective oversight. A look at the composition of the OUS board and their past history of complaisance doesn’t give a lot of confidence. So maybe the governor will appoint some new people to clean it up? Let’s see, last summer Governor Kulongoski gave state legislator Larry Galizio a fat OUS staff job as payoff for changing his vote on some pet bill. Before that he tried to appoint Goldschmidt as chair. We’re toast.
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