These are the morning committee meetings. The afternoon full board meeting is here. Live video here. Some live blogging below. Usual disclaimer: my opinion of what people said, should have said, meant, or should have meant. Highlights (to be updated): Still no information from Trustee Susan Gary on the secret…
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I can no longer remember which UO President moved graduation from the weekend to Monday in a slavish accommodation for some track meet, and utter disregard for the families who must skip work to watch their children graduate. But it’s been years now. Can’t our Dean of Students get the difference between…
Around the O has more here: In his investiture speech Schill is expected to challenge the audience and university community to help him debunk some of the persistent myths that hamper both the UO and all public research universities. The ceremony will include remarks by Block and UO senior Stefani Aleman,…
No, of course I’m not talking about the investigation of the alleged gang rape by 3 of Dana Altman’s players. UO never conducted an investigation. Gottfredson’s “Independent” Review Panel, which included Bob Berdahl, was specifically told *not* to investigate the alleged rape, or the coverup. No one was fired, unless you…
That’s the headline from the excellent, long report by Alex Cippolle in the Eugene Weekly here. The synopsis? This story begins with a simple request for information. Before long, it veers into murky waters about freedom of information and the public trust, and potential violations of both in Eugene and statewide.…
Neoliberalism at the UO. An open letter to Oregonians. In the Eugene Weekly here. About the Author: Jesús Sepúlveda is an internationally recognized poet who grew up under Pinochet’s dictatorial regime and experienced the effects of neoliberalism in Chile. He is the author of eight poetry collections and three books of essays,…
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education has the story here: University of Oregon on ‘Bias Response Team’: Nothing to See Here By Adam Steinbaugh May 27, 2016 This month, a number of commentators have criticized the University of Oregon’s (UO’s) bias incident reporting system—an online tool to report perceived…
After informative statements from both candidates, and questions, the Senate elected Chris Sinclair as VP and President Elect. Video from last week’s meeting is here: https://youtu.be/5dU4fTgPmww Senate Meeting Agenda May 25, 2016. Browsing Room, Knight Library; 3:00-5:00 pm 3:00 pm Introductory Remarks, Senate President Randy Sullivan 3:00pm 1. Call to Order 3:05 pm …
It’s the usual big-time college sports story: the athletes were raping undergrads, and the coach and president were doing their best to cover it up. The WaPo has a report here. Baylor’s faith-based sexual assault policy doesn’t seem to have worked out so well for the survivors: Pray for the wisdom of our leaders as they…
Wednesday May 25 at 11:00 AM in the Johnson Hall Conference room. Brad Shelton and Jamie Moffitt will be in attendance to talk about the budget and the budget (re)alignment process. The agenda is: 1) State of the UO budget (15 minutes) 2) Moving forward with budget processes (45 minutes)…
Tran Nguyen has more in the Emerald here.
UO’s public records office routinely uses fees and delays to frustrate the intent of Oregon’s public records law, aided by the desultory enforcement efforts of the local DA and the Oregon DOJ. UO even charges its own student journalists fees, and refuses to let them use ASUO i-fee money to pay…
There were a few other issues, however. The Pulitzer Prize winning Willamette Week broke the news here. The UOPD reports it has begun an investigation, and is working on some promising leads. Video here. The RG has more here, including some quotes.
Check her website here for updates, page down for the current links. Among many other resources she provides a link to the recently updated University of Michigan policy, which explicitly excludes faculty from the list of “Responsible Employees”, thereby allowing them to talk to students and employees about sexual and racial harassment without…