4/23/2013 update: Harry Esteve of the Oregonian reports that the legislature’s PERS cut / tax increase deal is likely to pass, in part because speaker Tina Kotek bought off a few eastern legislators with easier wolf kill rules. And then he links to this disturbing report on wolf attacks on…
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The NYT has a discussion following up on the decision by Spellman to shift the money from a few “student-athletes” to general personal wellness programs. 4/23/2013.
According to the link here. Dental hygienists make 69K? Worst career choice: Newspaper reporter. I’d take this with a grain of salt. 4/23/2013.
4/23/2013. Report in Insidehighered, here. This leaves the lower court ruling in place, and Ms Emeldi can go forward with her discrimination suit against the College of Ed. Presumably Frohnmayer, Rudnick, and HLGR will pick up some additional billings on this one.
From Inside Higher Ed: Public universities have a long history of adapting to technological change, but they must speed up their embrace of online education — and work together to do so — to remain at the forefront of educating the citizens of their states and the country, argues a…
Monday 4/22/2013 is the last day to volunteer for appointments, and to run for the Senate and elected committees. List of who has volunteered so far is here. To: Faculty, Officers of Administration, Classified StaffFrom: Christopher Prosser, senate executive coordinatorRe: UO Senate Committee Service Preference Form Now is the time to sign…
Updated 4/23/2013 with link to full Frohnmayer opinion, here. 4/20/2013. New Oregon Administrative Rule 571-004 took effect March 4, 2013. It allows the Duck athletics department to randomly test “student-athletes” for use of illicit drugs, and take away their scholarships if they fail one test: The program shall also describe potential sanctions…
4/19/2013 parking update: ODE story on faculty union’s unsuccessful efforts to talk with Gottfredson about his bargaining team’s slow pace, here: “It’s important for our representatives to work with theirs, and not to be jumping to different personnel,” Altmann said. “The president signs off on everything that the administration does,…
From the Chronicle, 4/19/2013: Nearly two-thirds of the 56 most powerful Division I public universities now offer multiyear awards, according to a Chronicle review of public records. Yet few of those institutions do so for more than a handful of athletes. Among the holdouts are some of the wealthiest programs,…
4/19/2013: From Editor Nick Ekblad, on the Commentator Blog: WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU HATE! So much that we made this hate document! Now is your chance to unleash your hatred at/for/via the Oregon Commentator! FREE SUDSY T-SHIRT FOR THE BEST HATE ESSAY Well-grounded hate is quintessential because its ugly alternatives…
4/18/2013: The New Zealand Parliament votes for marriage equality, then sings a Maori love song:
Report That Blamed Shrinking Faculty Workloads for Rising College Costs Is Retracted. From the Chronicle. 4/18/2013.
4/18/2013: Thanks very much to an anonymous correspondent for extensive notes, which I have lightly edited. Usual disclaimer applies – these are opinions about what was said or should have been said, nothing a quote unless in quotes. Synopsis: (FWIW – I wasn’t there.) Hard time getting a quorum of Senators.…
From the Bozeman Chronicle. 4/17/2013.
The administration and the union have been going back on forth on whether or not “academic matters” can be arbitrated or not. Here’s an interesting story in the Chronicle from a few years back about a professor from Alaska who lost a grievance. His union apparently had the right to…