UO Matters

Just kidding, this is the usual rubber stamp for whatever Phil wants. I’m sleeping in but you can find a link to the charade here if you wade through the search info for a replacement for his Board Secretary Angela Wilhelms: https://trustees.uoregon.edu/

https://kpic.com/news/local/lcc-puts-up-150k-in-lottery-prizes-to-promote-vaccine-requirement-for-fall-term EUGENE, Ore. — Lane Community College says students and staff must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before arriving on campus September 27 for fall term. LCC stepped up the push this week by announcing that 300 fully vaccinated students will receive $500 prizes for their effort. The money is part of…

Contrast UO’s policy of letting students (and faculty/staff) opt-out by just checking a “philosophical exemption” box, with West Virginia’s Wesleyan market based approach. Not sure that $750 fully captures the external costs, but it’s a start: At This West Virginia Campus, There’s a $750 Fee for Unvaccinated Students By Oyin AdedoyinAUGUST…

FIRE has some details on what’s been going on at RPI here. Their president is now leaving, and apparently VP’s too. They paid Ms Hunter $367K according to the 2020 data. UO paid our old chief flack Kyle Henley, $278K. I’m guessing the new one’s job duties will be the…

Recent UO History hires earn $73,200. PhD required, which typically takes 8 years. Here’s the latest job post: Position AnnouncementThe Department of History at the University of Oregon seeks to hire a tenure-track assistant professor specializing in African American history, beginning fall 2022. Time period and research subfield are open.…

Thanks to an anonymous reader for forwarding this email from Prof Freyd to her Psychology Department colleagues, sent out today: Dear Colleagues, I’m pleased to share with you this statement issued jointly by the UO and me: Professor Emerit Jennifer Freyd and the University of Oregon are pleased to announce…

Matthew Kish has the story here. Dear University of Oregon Community, Please join us for a special celebration and announcement of a $500 million gift from Penny and Phil Knight.This morning at 11:00 a.m., the University of Oregon will host a livestream event at the Knight Campus. What: Knight Campus Announcement and Celebration…

Dear Colleagues, This weekend, as I watched the graduate parade from the steps of Johnson Hall and gave out diplomas (actually diploma covers) to jubilant students in the Memorial Quad, I found tears streaming down my face on more than one occasion. These were not tears of sadness; to the…

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Greetings, Senators and members of the Senate Exec,The Senate Antiracism Academy wants to hear from you about how our work in this area went this year. When you have a moment, can you please take our 9-item survey? Thank you. Also, Rehearsals for Life requests feedback on their session from those of…

Dear University of Oregon Faculty Colleagues, As the 2020-21 academic year winds down, we look forward with great hope for the coming fall. Yet we cannot pretend that the past 15 months have not had dramatic impacts on many in our community. This message announces a new program to help…

Some would say “hell yes I want to catch some big salmon, but of course I’ll have to pay for the trip myself”. Others would say “let me have my $350K lawyer, paid with public funds, send the Oregon Government Ethics Commission a brief asking if I can let you…