6/22/2011: Thursday June 30th, noon. Announcement courtesy of the SEIU union folks. Here are a few bullet points on Dr. Mr. Pernsteiner: He was hired in 2004 by Neil Goldschmidt as an interim appointment, then made permanent after the molestation story broke and everyone was too busy to go through…
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6/22/2011: Yes, there is a Journal of Neural Engineering. Started in 2004. I guess Science won’t publish stuff like this because at this point it’s just applied work?
6/20/2011: In the Oregonian, on the Willie Lyles $25,000 recruiting scandal and UO’s potential violation of the NCAA rule that only coaches are allowed to make money off of players. Includes links to records, released today. I like how the AD justified their $25,000 payment (a dollar under the amount…
6/20/2011: From Michelle Cole in the Oregonian: Monday is a big day for education policy in the Oregon Legislature. After months of public Education Committee tiffs and behind-the-scenes negotiations, the Joint Ways and Means Committee moved several bills on for floor votes. Many of the proposals would have a lasting…
6/20/2011: From Franklin Bains: … We’re in a tough spot; the University’s tuition is set to increase by nine percent this fall and public funding to fight the skyrocketing tuition is nowhere to be found. It’s going to take a radical solution to solve the dilemma of decreased public funding…
6/20/2011: Deborah Bloom of the ODE manages to extract some qualifying language from Professor Galvan on Gabon: “It’s one thing to say we won’t do business in Africa,” Galvan said. “It’s another thing to say we are going to understand the African reality of what a change toward good governance…
6/18/2011: This is a great idea. From the Oregonian editorial board: With college costs rising at alarming rates, this week’s offer from the University of Oregon to Jefferson High School graduates is a stunner: Free tuition. … Last week, the University of Oregon announced a partnership with Portland Public Schools…
6/18/2010: It only seems fair. The best definition earns a UO Matters coffee cup. Sent to the winner, or to the Huron consultant of their choice.
6/17/2011: Jeff Mapes reports progress with Kitzhaber’s K-16 reform bills, including SB909: SALEM — Oregon legislators broke a session-long logjam over education policy Friday by beginning to move several bills that could eventually have a big impact on students and their schools. The legislation includes Gov. John Kitzhaber’s proposal to…
6/17/2011: From Nigel Jaquiss at WWeek: “We have made mistakes in a small number of high profile cases,” Kroger said in a statement. “This week, I learned that in addition to these errors, Chief Counsel Riddell had deleted a large number of government e-mails under the mistaken belief that they…
6/17/2011: Full Oregonian editorial here: It’s possible that the rancor between the board and the president is already too deep to produce the kind of unified chorus that the system needs. But that would also be a loss. Lariviere, although leaving a trail of broken china in his wake, has…
6/17/11: From the Statesman Journal editors blog: – President Lariviere was absent for three of the five full State Board of Higher Education meetings during the 2010-11 fiscal year. – His new contract has not been written but these are the conditions read during the board’s meeting by telephone this…
6/17/2011: UO has an entire press office to report the fluff, so here at UO Matters we concentrate on the bad shit. I think those economists call this comparative advantage derived from idiosyncratic factor endowments. But, frankly, it’s getting harder to be so relentlessly negative. Our kleptomaniac President Emeritus Dave…
6/16/2011: at UO today! Luxury Suites Service Manager, Athletics RESPONSIBILITIES:The Luxury Suite Services Manager reports directly to the Director of Food and Hospitality Services and is responsible for managing the food and beverage service provided to luxury suite owners attending sporting or entertainment events. The Luxury Suite Services Manager works…
Pernsteiner whips rogue Lariviere
6/20/2011: That’s according to Deborah Bloom of the ODE. But it’s all OK, Lyzi Diamond of the Oregon Commentator reports that Oregon is rated #1 out of the 50 states for the most personal freedom.