10/14/2013: Those who sat through the Lariviere firing meeting up in Portland will remember the gutless Jim Francesconi filing into the bathroom with Pernsteiner to do the deed in secret. He now sees his main chance in the resignation of Jeff Cogen after a sex scandal. In the announcement, Francesconi…
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10/13/13: The Oregonian has the details. I wouldn’t worry though, the elasticity of supply seems quite high.
That would be Duck President Mike Gottfredson, in dollars of pay per $1M of university revenue, compared to Husky President Mike Young: The Husky faculty, on the other hand, took the Ducks by 13 points:
10/12/2013: The Duck AD tells OUS its financial picture is dramatically better than forecast, due to increased revenue and the savings from Helfrich’s contract relative to Kelly: But still no substantive response from President Gottfredson on the Senate resolution calling for an end to athletic subsidies. In fact it looks…
But not the retroactive 2012 and 2013 raises the faculty union negotiated. This just ain’t right, everyone deserves a goat! 10/12/13 update: A reader points out that the OAs got the goat back in October, back when Gottfredson’s lawyers Randy Geller and Sharon Rudnick were claiming he couldn’t give the…
10/11/13: From USA Today:
10/10/2013: The latest from our President’s official website: http://president.uoregon.edu/content/access-and-quality-sustaining-higher-education-oregons-public-interest As we stand at the threshold of this exciting reform, I see a bold path forward. If you had told me a year ago, when I first arrived at the University of Oregon, that today we would be this far along this…
10/10/2013: From a UAUO announcement: Call for Nominations As specified in the UAUO Constitution, an election to establish leadership for United Academics will be held this term. All union members are eligible to run for office and to vote. The union-wide officer positions are: President Executive Vice President Secretary Treasurer…
As usual, it’s all about the price: 6% of Oregonians have a concealed carry permit, which costs $65.1.5% have a medical marijuana card, which costs $200. Don’t worry, the Oregon Health Plan has just announced a discount for people on food stamps – now just $60. That’s for pot, not guns. But…
Synopsis: I apologize for the skimpy notes below. The Senate spent a fair amount of time on the Academic Freedom policy passed in April, but never signed by President Gottfredson. Neither Gottfredson nor Randy Geller was present to explain precisely what objections the administration had. Senate Pres Paris appointed a…
10/9/2013: From the UAUO website on last night’s vote: CONTRACT RATIFICATIONYES: 301 (99%)NO: 3 (1%) DUES AUTHORIZATIONYES: 285 (97.2%)NO: 8 (2.8%) Pretty good turnout for an in-person vote, I think the union currently has about 1000 members. Next order of business is nominations for officers and representative assembly members, then a…
10/8/2013: We have a tremendous opportunity now to elevate the UO’s position among the finest research universities in the world and affirm our promise of access and excellence. Together, we must seize this opportunity to focus intently on the pursuit of discovery and innovation at the highest levels; to guarantee…
10/8/2013: There was a bit of a kerfuffle over these last year – Espy tried to prevent people from using these for summer support, then backed down. The announcement for this year’s program is here. Can be used for summer stipends, but you’ve got to pay the OPE rate too.…
10/8/2013: There’s an ongoing debate about the constitutionality of sexual harassment rules and procedures. From the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education: WASHINGTON, October 1, 2013—The University of Montana’s (UM’s) new sexual harassment policythreatens the First Amendment rights of students and faculty. Drafted in consultation with the Department of Education’s…