a better balance in favor of tenure track is, I believe, a good strategy; discussion about the balance does matter, and there has been too little of the latter.
but the expansion of administrative positions continues unchecked. for how much longer? my sense is that three junior tenure track lines or more would be released for every position cut centrally. why is that not happening?
Is the expansion of administrative lines on the agenda for the Senate or for the Union?
Slowly Boiled IT Duck { Trying to recall the specifics, but likely one incident--perhaps comment rather than joke--that would raise DEI eyebrows a bit (the... }
honest Uncle Gangsta { Boiled Duck -- have they really been cracking such jokes? Somehow, I doubt it. And I hope not. I'd rather... }
moss defender { bigger mystery who has the civil war soldier head from campus cemetery....pretty sure that was in a Simpsons episode...the replacement... }
{ You left out the lawsuits from when he was on the Medco board. }
uomatters { Here's hoping any connection is merely geographic. }
Townie { UO’s endowment is now managed by a Silicon Valley firm (Jasper Ridge). }
Hart { So if you are a history/english double major (not a super unusual configuration), you're supposed to sit through a long... }
honest Uncle Bernie { Such a telling and inauspicious way to hold commencement, starting with the delay for the track stuff. There's just so... }
Unhappy Classified Camper { And, as a classified member of one of these ridiculous CAS Shared Services/ASU, I was told I was to not... }
oldtimer { All good comments. My general reaction is ‘what a brilliantly student-centered change from departmental major ceremonies to a three ring... }
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uomatters { The question has come up as to how Soc Sci faculty are supposed to attend an hour long name-reading at... }
Did anybody show up but Gina and Alley, who is already retired?
Andrew Marcus, a few students, and say 40 faculty? I didn’t count, or try and figure out their rank.
There were a few OA’s that I recognized, but by and large it seemed to be faculty.
a better balance in favor of tenure track is, I believe, a good strategy; discussion about the balance does matter, and there has been too little of the latter.
but the expansion of administrative positions continues unchecked. for how much longer? my sense is that three junior tenure track lines or more would be released for every position cut centrally. why is that not happening?
Is the expansion of administrative lines on the agenda for the Senate or for the Union?
I don’t know, but you can expect some further attention to this in UOM soon. Also on consulting contracts.