This is stunningly hopeful news for UO. Geller claims it was his decision, but I think President Gottfredson deserves plenty of credit for this demonstration of leadership. I imagine the UO Trustees had a say too, after the Delegation of Authority disaster. From “Around the O”: Randy Geller, general counsel to the University of Oregon,…
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The ODE has the reports, with a football DUI also in the mix. One of the players was under investigation for a sexual assault at his previous university. But just kidding about Altman – it’s OSU’s Craig Robinson that is getting fired, with a $4M buyout. His players did well…
5/5/2014 Update: That’s according to the report by Margie Paris in the Senate minutes, here: Looking at the issue of whether student athletes receive preferential benefits, the task force considered the levels of financial and academic support, registration, and enrollment benefits. They concluded that there are preferential benefits, particularly in the…
(Jim O’Fallon, former UO law professor and longtime Duck “Faculty Athletics Rep” to the NCAA) That’s former running back Jim Brown’s view of the NCAA. He adds “Total exploitation. The kind of money they make, the kind of life they live, it’s embarrassing.” So, maybe it’s not surprising to hear…
This was one of the most significant parts of the union contract, worked out over many long months of bargaining, and will serve as a national model for protecting non-tenure track faculty. The UAUO website reports on its successful implementation, after a lot of hard work by the union and…
Diane Dietz has the story in the RG: “Only one rapist — a person found responsible for rape — was expelled” from the UO between 2009 and 2012, researcher Caroline Heldman said in a recent presentation delivered on the Eugene campus on UO crime statistics, practices and policies. The UO…
Part of a trend, it seems. InsideHigherEd has a thorough story, here.
That’s the rumor from the bartender mixing the G&T’s down at the Faculty Club pool. Senate to meet today at 3PM, 4/30 in 175 LAW. Note the room change. Agenda here. Subjects include committee restructuring and Gottfredson’s IAC shutdown. Basic shared governance stuff, we’ll need a quorum so show up!…
Update: The Trustees have now posted detailed information on their website regarding UO’s capital construction priorities, here. Oh wait, that’s President Gottfredson and the UO Board of Trustees Finance Committee. The notice of meeting and agenda required by Oregon law is here. Meanwhile the Senate Budget Committee is still not…
I’m thinking Mandarin has to be the hardest possible test for the effectiveness of online education, and Laura Frazier has the story in the Oregonian on the unsurprising results.
This looks to be great news for UO financial transparency. The KU internal audit site is here. Sent on behalf of Jamie Moffitt: Dear Colleagues – I am pleased to announce that Ms. Brenda Muirhead has accepted my offer to serve as the University of Oregon’s new Chief Auditor. She will…
UO GC and Board of Trustees Counsel Randy Geller tried to sneak a hack-job delegation of authority policy past the university and the board over spring break. He got caught, the board rejected it, and they called for the Senate to provide input on a new policy for adoption in June. The Senate…
While some said the union would be the death of the Senate, actually I think the union has strengthened it. And I’ll give Gottfredson credit too – he or his policies get beat up at every meeting, but he takes shared governance seriously, and keeps coming back. The Senate has…
Inside Higher Ed has the story, here. UO’s Confucius Institute is here.
From a Statesman-Journal story, here.