Salmon-powered future { I could totally sell a dam to a salmon. They're just dumb fish. }
honest Uncle Bernie { From a non-economist's perspective -- it always struck me as nice not to have to pump my own in the... }
honest Uncle Bernie { depends on what you count as "the externalities." The Northwest has an abundance of hydropower. But try selling more dams... }
It's Classified. { I'm curious, from an Economist's perspective, what expense or benefit there is to having the additional jobs in the community--... }
non-electric { Just "fill up" your electric car in the the north parking garage FOR FREE! }
Dog { Indeed that has now come to the case for price. In the case of externalities - this is not clear... }
Townie { According to the BoT packet, UO raised $920.3m for sports during the capital campaign (~10 yrs total). (pg 101, https://trustees.uoregon.edu/sites/trustees1.uoregon.edu/files/2022-05/may-2022-consolidated-board-packet-v.3_1.pdf)... }
Truth { None of them have ever been a university president so why hire them. No experience. No professional relationships. Lien hiring... }
CSN { Also, did you click "four-year" on that graph? Oregon is 5th from the bottom. Only New Hampshire, Vermont, Arizona, and... }
CSN { One of the issues facing UO is that faculty are paying into the PEBB insurance pool, which is one of... }
Dog { For the record, the law suit was Wade (Joe) vs Moseley (John) Filed in 2001 https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4366383/wade-v-state-of-oregon/ }
Anonymous { The first person hired as the Vice Provost for Institutional Equity and Diversity was Dr. Gregory Vincent. He was not... }
Cheyney Ryan { Note on Robin Holmes as new L + C President: U of O Matters commented upon Robin's departure from the... }
Publius { FIRST ROBIN HOLMES, NOW CHARLES MARTINEZ: https://www.lclark.edu/live/news/47686-dr-robin-holmes-sullivan-named-the-next-president “Through her management of campus crises large and small, Robin has proven herself... }
Fishwrapper { One wonders as one peruses the CV's: how is it that a flagship R1 institution cannot attract someone with commensurate... }
Raghu Parthasarathy { 1 Thanks, all, for the pointers to various books. Since this is a 10--days-old thread, it is unlikely that anyone... }
vhils { Here's a related question that seems right up your alley UOmatters: How much is Nike actually paying to kick out... }
honest Uncle Bernie { Yes, "Unsettled" by Steven Koonin (former professor of physics at Caltech, and provost, i.e. impeccable credentials) is worth reading. I... }
honest Uncle Bernie { Serge, a tad parochial yourself, perhaps? No visual art, music, science or mathematics? }
Prosser { I think the problem is having a law professor as president. The typical law professor, like Schill, only has a... }
Serge Protektor { Is this what happens when you become a university president without an adequate grounding in philosophy, ethics, literature, and history? }
just different { ^^^THIS. Enough already with rich people and their "independent" politics. }
RT @HealeyParera: Yield of a poorly-run presidential search in Maine w no campus input: $205k salary for 1 year for the now-resigned… https://t.co/3f8dTS6xke,May 24