InsideHigherEd has the story. I’m no art history professor, but the resemblance is a bit unnerving – down to the hair and glasses: David Wilder, 61, was killed by a shooting in Cleveland when he was caught in the crossfire as three other men engaged in what authorities called “a running vehicular…
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On their editorial page here. But given that they don’t seem to be able to get their facts about the match requirement straight without Diane Dietz around, you should probably discount this appropriately. Or so I hope.
Matthew Kish has the details in the Portland Business Journal here.
The NYT headline, particularly scary for schools like UO that rely on international student tuition: Amid ‘Trump Effect’ Fear, 40% of Colleges See Dip in Foreign Applicants Economist Tyler Cowen has the real story here: … Here is what the opening of the survey itself said: 39% of responding institutions…
Last year it was UO #78, Lewis & Clark #92, and Willamette #132 in the US News rankings. This year it’s UO #86, Lewis & Clark #100, and Willamette #142. If only UO Law had the sort of money that Dana Altman has been throwing at Duck athletic excellence.
Keep your fingers crossed. Andrew Theen has the story in the Oregonian here. More on OLIS here.
Someone wants to know. Here’s the public records request, now more than two weeks old: Requester: Snur, Carrie Organization: Capital News Service Initial Request Date: 03/06/2017 Status: Requesting/Reviewing Records This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request copies of the following records: Documents including or…
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.
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.
Update: Reporter Jack Pitcher’s story on this is now up on the Emerald website, here. 3/20/2017: That has been the policy of the athletic department for years. Supposedly it will now change. This post is related to UO General Counsel Kevin Reed’s investigation of the Duck Athletic Department’s efforts to…
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…