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…
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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…
An excellent op-ed in the RG here.
Her work for the Senate’s Task Force to Address Sexual Violence and Survivor Support was extraordinary. What a loss for UO. Dear Colleagues, I am delighted to announce that Carol Stabile has agreed to serve as acting associate dean of social sciences for the coming academic year. She will be assuming those…
This provocative and intelligent piece in the Chronicle does not regurgitate Chuck Lillis and Ben Carson’s recycled arguments about deadwood liberal professors.
Reporter Will Campbell has dug into the history and found a few brave (i.e. tenured) souls willing to speak on the record. Read it all here. The start: The History of BERT BERT was created in May 1999, when a comment made by a student sparked a protest that resulted in…
The harassment allegation sure is familiar, but the terrorism accusation is a new one. The ACLU took his case pro bono. Here’s the report from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education: By Alex Morey July 26, 2016 Adams State University will settle a federal lawsuit brought by a former ASU…
Hard to say, according to this report in the Daily Emerald. While Altman and baseball are heavily subsidized by the football players, there’s some chance UO – or more likely Rob Mullens’s Duck athletic enterprise – made some money off the recent Inter Milan / Paris Saint-Germain match. The RG’s Austin Meek has asked…
“13,000 will die … millions of others will be displaced or lose access to power, running water, and functioning sewer systems.” The most likely outcome, however, is still that Clinton wins, the Democrats take back the Senate, and PLC stands for at least another 10 years. The FEMA risk analysis is…
Congratulations, Bruce! Colleagues, As we aggressively continue our search for the next dean of the Charles H. Lundquist College of Business, it is my pleasure to share with you that Bruce Blonigen, Philip H. Knight Professor of Social Science, has accepted our offer to serve as interim dean. While some may…
The Final Order in regard to the Oregon Board of Psychologist Examiners investigation of Counseling Center Director Shelly Kerr’s decision to comply with UO Deputy General Counsel Doug Park’s request for alleged basketball gang-rape survivor Jane Doe’s confidential counseling records was made today. You can download the thorough report from Oregon Administrative…