10/4/2013: I confess I’m not following this or the government shutdown as much as I should. I’m in Italy for a few more days – a country with a relatively stable and responsible political system. But now it’s over, Christian Gaston has the wrap up in the Oregonian: “What is…
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10/2/2013: Readers report some interesting personalized google ads – and they seem to be getting a few click-throughs: * Figures do not include cash or other liquid donations, or t-shirt licensing revenue.
10/2/2013: Updated announcement with links. I apologize but we do not have a budget or dues rate yet. Nothing nefarious, I’m traveling and the OC is busy with the contract and classes etc. Hard to arrange a meeting time to approve everything. I’d post the draft but I’m just one of…
10/1/2013: At 12 today. Maybe, though the OPB link is not showing anything yet.
9/30/2013: Richard Reeves explains how to increase economic mobility, in the NY Times: It is well known that in the United States, income distribution has a “sticky floor.” Two-fifths of children born into the poorest fifth of households remain there as adults. But it is sticky at the top, too:…
9/28/2013: Faculty salary averages for Fall 2012, from the Chronicle/AAUP data: Honestly, this was a closer game than I’d expected for the faculty, given Berkeley’s academic chops. On the other hand President Gottfredson does make 11% more than Chancellor Dirks. Next week is Colorado. Be warned: the salary spread doesn’t look…
9/28/2013: I don’t know who hooked UO up with eduroam, but it’s genius. Use your UO login to get wifi at universities all over the world. Eduroam comes up as a wifi router, click and login. Working great in Lausanne. You can also let visitors use UO’s network. Nobody tell…
9/27/2013 update: Looks like the law school is paying Frohnmayer $50K to co-teach a 19 person class in the Honor’s college with his long-time assistant Barbara West: The course focuses on a small number of topics central to theories of leadership including totalitarianism, charisma, ethics, and the heroic leader. (sic) That…
9/26/2013 update: SEIU and OUS have reached a tentative agreement. (I believe a “step increase” is 4.5%). After a long and often contentious bargaining period with OUS management, our SEIU 503 bargaining team reached a tentative agreement at 2:30 a.m. on Sept. 26.Details of the agreement will be released in the…
9/25/2013: Nigel Jaquiss of Willamette Week, who won a Pulitzer for breaking the Goldschmidt sex scandal, now takes on former UO Pres and current UO Law Professor Dave Frohnmayer for his latest extracurricular-activity – representing tobacco companies for HLGR, against the state of Oregon. Well worth reading it all – great cartoon…
9/25/2013 update: A simple request like this used to take a few days. Almost 2 weeks, and still no response.9/16/2013 update: Another year, and a few more boxes and arrows. The new and improved org chart is here. Dave Hubin has said “If we get a request for a contract,…
9/23/2013: The facts of the case are not in dispute. In return for certain assistance from a well known institution and its president, one Robert Johnson agreed to surrender all rights to his intellectual property, in perpetuity. Per the agreement Mr. Johnson received support and substantial benefits that allowed him…
9/23/2013: A: Seven years and $70K, best case scenario. Interim Provost Scott Coltrane’s email about the new faculty contract is here. He offers to answer questions. I’ve got a few, and I’ll keep you posted on the answers. You’ll have a chance to ask him yourself during the public presentation…
9/22/2013: Thanks to UO Professor Kyu Ho Youm’s excellent twitter feed for the link: Full pdf here. Of course a law doesn’t create transparency and trust if those in power have things to hide, and can find willing stooges to help them do so.