From P.J. O’Rourke, just in time for the UO Senate debate on the Academic Freedom Policy, March 12. Apparently some court in Ohio upheld a law requiring fact-checks on free speech. The SCOTUS is going to decide if they should hear the case and get in a few laughs mocking…
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Scott Jaschik has the data, at InsideHigherEd. UO’s administrative salaries look pretty generous in comparison to other public PhD granting schools – and that’s not counting the golden parachute deals UO hands out like popcorn. At many public universities these are illegal. Bob Berdahl got in quite a bit of…
Good news from the UO Foundation. Their 13.8% return on endowment investments last fiscal year was in the top quartile for college endowments. Around the O has the story, here.
It’s very promising to finally hear some non-confrontational talk from UO’s leadership about the positive effects of the faculty union: UO full, associate and assistant professors make an average of $90,000 — $20,000 less than the AAU average, according to 2012-13 data from UO Office of Institutional Research. … Coltrane said that…
3/4/2014 update: I received an email from UO Trustee and ASUO President Sam Dotters-Katz, asking me to correct this post. Here is the relevant part of his message. Professor Harbaugh, I am writing to ask you to correct your factually inaccurate blog post, “UO Trustee Sam Dotters-Katz blames…”. Below are…
Just one. Is that too much to ask? Gottfredson and Coltrane’s latest org chart is here: The next Senate meeting is 3/12. Will someone please nominate someone for this prestigious career advancing award? Anyone?
2/28/2014 update: The word down at the faculty club breakfast buffet is increasing dismay over President Gottfredson’s dismissive response to the Blonigen report, particularly that word “endorsing”. 2/21/2014 update: President Gottfredson and Provost Coltrane have now posted their response to the Blonigen report, here. While they now acknowledge the need…
1-2PM, 115 Lawrence. Their blog is here:
Current Schedule SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23 6:00 p.m. — Basketball Oregon takes on Washington State at Matthew Knight Arena MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24 9:00 a.m. — Executive Leadership Team meeting 11:00 a.m. — Faculty Advisory Council meeting 2:00 p.m. — Meeting with new university ombudsperson President Gottfredson meets with Bruce MacAllister, who…
2/26/2014 update: UO Psychology Department announces pouring rights contract with Widmer Brothers Brewery for intro psych lectures. Lucrative grad seminars still open for bids. 2/25/2014: Psychology: Let’s do the math. At UO tuition and fees per credit are $178 for in-state, $608 out-of-state. Freshmen are about 50/50, so figure ~$400…
This is a shameful new low for UO transparency, President Gottfredson, and his public records boss Dave Hubin:
What happens next? Betsy Hammond explains in the Oregonian.
Law School Dean Michael Moffitt’s previous efforts to find money to offset declining law enrollments have not gone as smoothly as say, a business school case study. The latest effort is a 5 week sports-law summer program. Tuition is $10,000 for 6 credits, and an extra $1,000 will get you a…
2/23/2014: UO BBaller caught using a fake ID (a passport?) at Taylor’s. Coach Dana Altman desperately needs this kid in the next few games to save his season, have any chance of making the NCAA tournament, and get some bonuses to top off his $1.8M salary. We’ll see how many games he suspends him for. Maybe Mullens should do what the Russians did at Sochi and relax his THC threshold? Keep these players safe in the Courtside Apartments, doing cannonballs on the couch.
10/12/2012: A little data and theory:
- August 2011, Duck cornerback Cliff Harris busted for driving 118 MPH after “we smoked it all”.
- April 2012, ESPN published a story on widespread weed use by Duck athletes.
- September 2012, Duck athletic director Rob Mullens begins random drug testing of his players for marijuana. This raises the expected cost of smoking pot and lowers the relative cost of drinking. Players, as rational optimizers, substitute toward the cheaper good.
- UO General Counsel Randy Geller accuses Senate President Rob Kyr and IAC chair Brian McWhorter of “false and misleading” statements about his efforts to subvert the law and implement an OAR allowing random pot testing and taking away scholarships.
- People smoke pot at home, then fall asleep on their dorito encrusted couch. They drink in bars, which can be made easier if they have already asked the question of “where to get a fake id from” so they don’t get caught, then they proceed in trying to drive home.
- October 2012, Duck defensive tackle Isaac Remington busted for driving drunk.
For more, see this UO economist’s work, here:
The current study examines the relationship between the legalization of medical marijuana and traffic fatalities, the leading cause of death among Americans ages 5 through 34. Some people opt to get the effects without the drawbacks by using Blessed CBD oil products, or products from other dispensaries. Silll, the first full year after coming into effect, legalization is associated with an 8 to 11 percent decrease in traffic fatalities.
10/15/2012: More on Drugs:
1) Pres Gottfredson (in his Senate speech) said the new random drug testing policy is not an academic matter. This claim is contradicted by many things. The OAR itself states:
(3) Illicit Substances. If the student-athlete tests positive for the use of prohibitedIllicit Substances, the sanctions will be consistent with the sanctions listed in this subsection. These sanctions define the least severe sanctions that may be taken after each positive test. Notwithstanding the sanctions outlined in this subsection, if thought appropriate, a student- athlete may be dismissed from the team and lose all grant-in-aid after a single positive test.
Losing all your student aid because of one positive random urine test for pot or adderall strikes me as a very consequential academic matter. I know I would have had to have been pretty lucky to have finished college under this rule. The thing is now, many professional, semi-professional, and amateur athletes often tend to use a compound found in cannabis to alleviate pains and inflammation. This compound is known as CBD, and many people consume this legally. It can be found in the form of oils, ointments, CBD capsules or gummies (found on sites similar to Vibes CBD), and it can even be infused into foods and drinks as well. There are easy ways to consume it and more obscure ways to consume it, but that doesn’t take away from the fact that it is actually a pain relief drug and used for those suffering from muscular or skeletal injuries. Especially for athletes as they will be experiencing these issues a lot of the time. These people that wish to use this cannabinoid are even finding ways to purchase it cheaper than retail price by looking at websites like https://thecbdinsider.com/cbd-coupons/elixinol-coupon/ and others. The athletes don’t use this substance to gain a high, they do so as a pain reliever and muscle relaxer, proving beneficial for their daily workout regimes. Does this mean that the faculty members would choose to disband or invalidate student aid due to the use of CBD too?