Oregonian reporter Andrew Theen asked UO for these documents back in November: The Oregon DOJ believes that public agencies should provide documents within 2 weeks. I wonder why UO has taken more than 4 months.
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Full disclosure: I know and work with many of the people on both sides of this lawsuit, and while I will try to keep my opinions to a minimum, I doubt I’ll be completely successful. Jack Moran of the RG has the story on the lawsuit by Psychology professor Jennifer Freyd against UO,…
And for Peace too. Human Physiology Professor Chris Minson’s lab page is here. Discover Magazine describes the research here: Soaking in a Hot Bath Yields Benefits Similar to Exercise … The idea that passive heating can improve cardiovascular function received further support when the University of Oregon published a study the…
Insidehighered has the news on what President Trump is doing to one of America’s most successful export businesses: higher education.
It’s a well known fact that big-time college sports exploits the generally low SES minority football players who take the hits and concussions, and gives the money they earn to the generally white and rich golf and tennis players, who get fancy facilities and scholarships that actually leave them time to get an education. After…
(The WaPo has more detail on Trump’s budget proposal here.) Dear Members of the UO Research Community, Today the Trump Administration announced its plans for the FY2018 federal budget. The proposal is thin on details but calls for unprecedented funding reductions for numerous federal agencies, including those that our university depends…
Update: Sorry, there is no such offer for real UO faculty. UO is planning to lay off ~75 non-tenured and pro-tem faculty in RL, AAD, CoE, and the SOJC with no buyout at all. But things are a little different over in Rob Mullens’ heavily subsidized Duck athletic empire. The Oregonian’s…
Dear members of the University of Oregon community, The University of Oregon is proud to be a welcoming and inclusive campus that supports the rights of every member of our community, including people of all genders and gender identities. Recently, there have been events that have left many transgender students…
The AAUP has the story here.
Colleagues, It is my pleasure to announce that Marcilynn Burke will join the University of Oregon as dean of the School of Law. She will begin on July 1. An outstanding scholar and leader, Burke currently serves as associate dean and associate professor of law at the University of Houston,…
When I read this RG letter from retired UO Bio professor Frank Stahl I didn’t understand what the hell he was trying to say. UO Poli Sci professor Gerry Berk did, and he does us all a service by explaining how it fits into the history of anti-Semitic thought. In the RG here: We find…
Reporter Jack Pitcher has a good report on the bad UO Public Records situation, in the Emerald here: Multiple University of Oregon students were arrested this year, an assistant football coach was paid over $60,000 for less than a week of work and one visit to campus by an author…
USAToday has the latest: The bidding process for the 2021 World Championships in Athletics — the first global track and field championships awarded to the United States —- remains under scrutiny as investigators continue to probe bribery allegations at several international events. French prosecutors are investigating cash-for-vote allegations that may have played…
$25K for Coach Dana Altman, that is. His players get nothing. UO tops off Altman’s $1.8M salary with a $850K retention bonus, 2 cars, country club membership, away-game travel for his spouse etc, and also $25K for getting into the tournament plus more for getting into higher brackets. That new contract is…
Cooper Green has the report in the Emerald here. According to the public records log, it took UO 12 days just to provide the 3 page boiler-plate contract.