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Kimberly Espy here to stay?

Last updated on 04/20/2014

8/5/2013 update: Word around the faculty club poker table is that Gottfredson has doubled down on his Espy bet. Should I call or raise?


7/12/2013 update: Sorry, very sorry. Alabama has just announced the search failed, and they’re keeping their interim Provost on for another 18-24 months instead. Maybe Nebraska will take her back – their provost search page is here. The search firm is Diversified Search, the same people Bean hired to bring us Espy.

7/9/2013 update: Our contact at the NSA reports that new metadata intercepts hint at an increased likelihood Alabama will make an offer to Espy.

5/20/2013 update: Word from the UO Matters branch office in Tuscaloosa is that the Espy is still a live contender for the UA Provost job.

5/14/2013 update: Disappointment all around as UAB hires Robert Palazzo, not Kimberly Espy, as CAS Dean. No word on UA Provost search. Also no word from the Senate Administration joint review of RIGE. The written report to the Senate is due tomorrow.

4/18/2013 update: Also a finalist for UAB Dean of CAS – on campus today. Thanks again, Anon. Dr. Espy has learned a lot from her experiences at UO, and would make an excellent Dean. Maybe they need a General Counsel too?

4/8/2013: Thanks to an alert reader for the link:

Tuscaloosa, AL – Interviews will happen during the month of April 2013 to pick the next University of Alabama Provost. … 

* Dr. Kimberly Espy, vice president for Research & Innovation, dean of the Graduate School, The University of Oregon – April 30, Heritage Room, Ferguson Center

Dr. Espy has been a highly effective VP for Research and Innovation here at UO. She helped overcome serious financial problems facing UO’s research program by developing innovative funding strategies for science start-up packages. We also note her efforts to foster harmony with key PI’s in psychology and biology, as well as in the humanities. Her work developing UO’s systems neuroscience program has been particularly effective, as was her key role in the funding, construction, and allocation of research space in UO’s new Lewis Integrated Science Building. 
We wish her the best in her job search, and we of course welcome helpful comments about her valuable service to UO.

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