8/9/2016: Her offense was the unforgivable one for an administrator: Making the boss, in this case UC system President Janet Napolitano, look stupid: The report strongly disputes Linda Katehi’s repeated assertions that she was not involved in contracting with private companies to improve Davis’s online image and her own, both of…
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Saul Hubbard has the sad news in the RG here, along with a list of the current top 100. Ted Sickinger’s amazing 2011 story on how the people of Oregon came to be paying former Duck football coach Mike Bellotti $500K a year in pension benefits is here. In essence,…
The University has commissioned a thorough, unbiased, blunt, and very interesting report on the racist views and actions of two of its early leaders, prepared by three noted historians. It’s linked to in President Schill’s letter below asking for community input on the Deady and Dunn renaming, and here. Dear Campus…
If you are in UO’s ORP and/or the TDI 403(b) retirement plans, do you know how much you are paying your money managers? As this NYT story notes, it matters: Even modest reductions in costs can have a significant effect on retirees’ savings. An oft-cited example from the Labor Department: Paying 1 percentage…
Diane Dietz rips Lane County’s well paid garbage consultants a new one in the RG, here: The greatest – and maybe only – pleasure of a trip to the Glenwood trash transfer station is the chance to fling garbage into the air and watch it tumble into the massive, deep…
The WaPo has the latest on Rio, but Steve Prefontaine said it best:
A month ago UO’s directory listed longtime UO administrator Lorraine Davis’s only current UO affiliation as Professor Emeritus [sic] – an unpaid honorific typically bestowed upon faculty who retire after long and distinguished careers as teachers and researchers: I was a little surprised to see this, since Davis’s recent work has been more focused on Duck…
Two interesting stories out of UT-Austin today: Incorrect Latin word mars UT’s monument to victims of 1966 Tower sniper Meanwhile the state of Texas has decided to allow concealed-carry on college campuses. But UT-Austin is allowing professors to declare that their offices are gun-free zones. Presumably the administration will issue these,…
The Atlantic’s take on recent research by UO Economist Ben Hansen: … So-called ban-the-box policies—which prevent employers from asking about a candidate’s criminal history until later on in the hiring process—aim to help people like Mathieson more easily enter the labor market. President Obama “banned the box” on federal-government employment…
From the Indianapolis Star: Top executives at one of America’s most prominent Olympic organizations failed to alert authorities to many allegations of sexual abuse by coaches — relying on a policy that enabled predators to abuse gymnasts long after USA Gymnastics had received warnings. An IndyStar investigation uncovered multiple examples of children suffering…
The Op-Ed protesting this is in the RG here, and the requesters have petitioned Oregon AG Ellen Rosenblum: … So we are filing a request for review with the Oregon attorney general. Why? Because 39 local units of Oregon government want to charge us more than $40,100 in special fees just…
The Oregonian has the story here: A judge has ordered the Multnomah County district attorney’s office to pay nearly $16,000 to cover legal fees stemming from a public records dispute last year. Attorney Scott Upham sought records related to the district attorney’s investigation into charges of sexual assault against Portland…
8/1/2016: Anyone have a recent trip report? UO Matters is now the #3 hit on google when you search for factual information on “Waldo Lake mosquitoes”. Help us get to #1 by sharing your data in the comments. Waldo lake weather forecast here, USFS map here, recreation passes here. But…
Insidehighered.com: New York University will announce today that it will stop considering at all a broad question on the Common Application about applicants’ disciplinary and criminal records. The Education Department and many organizations have been pushing colleges to avoid policies that may punish students for incidents they have moved past,…
Money, perqs, and freedom: … to furnish inducements, we provide for the Professors separate buildings in which themselves & their families may be handsomely and comfortably lodged, and to liberal salaries will be added lucrative perquisites. This institution will be based on the illimitable freedom of the human mind. For here…