I’d been assuming Klinger’s statements were merely orthogonal to the truth. Until I read this one, in the Daily Emerald: Now, the university is going to the bargaining table again with the faculty union and, for now, they aren’t bringing in outside lawyers. That’s not a result of anything in…
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That would be new Governor Kate Brown. From her speech to the Legislature today, on taking office: But now, we must restore the public’s trust. I know that every Representative and Senator in this chamber loves Oregon as much as I do. And as I am sure you agree, in…
2/18/2015 update w/ response below. 2/17/2015: Looking for documents from the UO Archives? Be prepared to justify your request to UO Library Dean Adriene Lim. This restrictive language was recently added to the Archives webpage, here: University Archive Finding Aids Permanent University Archive public records are available for research, and…
2/17/2015: The Oregonian reports a Republican legislator has introduced a PR reform bill: Parrish also plans to introduce a bill that would require public officials to comply with public records requests faster and at a lower cost. The bill, which is still being drafted, comes in response to requests by…
2/17/2015: Workshop 1: Tuesday, February 17, 12:00 to 2:00pm in the EMU Ballroom Focus on: Attracting high quality, diverse students and promote student access, retention, and success; Attracting and retaining high quality, diverse faculty and staff; and Enhancing physical and IT infrastructure to ensure academic excellence. 2/17/2015: Students not impressed with…
From “Around the 0”, of course: The chance to learn more about the UO’s first comprehensive, integrated communications initiative attracted more than 400 faculty, staff, students and alumni to three events held in Eugene and Portland over the past month. Launched in January, the five-year communication effort is taking University…
Or they’ve changed the definition of Administrator, to make it look like they have.
Sorry for violating the one cuss-word policy, but this is getting discouraging. There are already 240 people in this office? OK, that includes the Schnitzer, but how many people are working on logos, fonts, and strategic sidewalk stencils? Marketing Communications Strategist University Advancement Posting: 15046 Location: Eugene Closes: Open Until…
Great news! Standard and Poor’s says there’s plenty of water in the well for faculty pay increases. Now we can get to Lariviere’s 2009 goal of the AAU medians: From: James Bean [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, June 07, 2009 12:26 PM To: Deans Working Group Subject: Faculty Salaries The Missouri article stating that UO has…
UAUO report on Session III: Bargaining Update Bargaining got down to brass tacks on Thursday last week, as both teams began negotiating over the proposals each party had presented during the first two sessions. The two teams were able to work through ten proposals and reach tentative agreement on three.…
2/15/2015: The NYT has the story, here. Oh wait, these letters are from Jeb Bush, found in his Dad’s presidential archives. Never mind. Meanwhile, still no word on the outcome of Amanda Walkup’s investigation of the UO presidential archive release, which Coltrane told the UO faculty was “unlawful” before she…
The University of Oregon is now paying its football coach ~$5M a year, including bonuses. The State of Oregon pays its Governor $98.6K. This Ted Sickinger story shows Kitzhaber was in money trouble, and suggests the pressure may have led him to support his fiance’s sleazy consulting deals. (Yes, I…
Jeff Mapes of the Oregonian has a report comparing the priorities and campaign donors of John Kitzhaber and Kate Brown, here. Phil Knight stands out for his $250K contribution for Kitz, and nothing for Brown. Despite this, Brown did fly to Doha, to deliver Kitzhaber’s promise of $40M in state…
With the UO Trustees on the lookout for a new president, a reminder of the snake-oil salesmen that will likely be applying for the job seems in order. The NYT has a hagiographic piece by Kevin Carey on former president Stephen Trachtenberg and the rise of George Washington University, here:…
Jane Cramer and John Davidson have an Op-Ed in the RG, here: The resolution calls on the UO Foundation to: Sell its current investments in fossil fuel extraction companies. Refrain from any future investment in fossil fuel extraction companies. Create a process for groups to put policy proposals to the…