The American Council on Education is offering classes on how to be a Provost – only $3,850. 10/29/2012.
UO Matters
10/29/2012: Johnson Hall *really* doesn’t give a shit what the faculty think, so they simply opted out of the OUS survey on faculty satisfaction: And they honestly wonder why “their faculty colleagues” voted to unionize? Later in the docket for the Nov 1 meeting the issue of evaluations of university presidents comes…
10/29/2012: The University of Iowa Law School was sued in 2009 for failing to hire a conservative instructor. The ruling just came out, and is described by Peter Schmidt in the Chronicle: In a case in which the University of Iowa College of Law stood accused of political bias for…
10/27/2012: That’s the rumor down at the faculty club. No details yet. An honorable outcome, particularly if it’s quick and cheap. Update: A reader points out that Lariviere gave Bean a 3 year contract renewal in May 2011, which Berdahl reapproved after the sabbatical – i.e. until July 2014. This doesn’t prevent Gottfredson…
Last fall the OUS board published this breakdown of Duck athletic finances: SUMMARYThe UO Athletics working capital as of June 30, 2011 was a negative $2.6 million, a decrease of $1.1 million from the prior year. The UO Athletics ended FY2011 with negative working capital and is not in compliance with the…
Update: Idaho athletic director Rob Spear suspends quarterback for tweeting that Idaho athletic director Rob Spear is “stupid”. And petty and insecure as well. Chip Kelly got a lot of buzz for saying, in response to WSU coach Mike Leach’s twitter ban, “If you can’t trust a player with twitter,…
Be afraid, you lurking forces of darkness. Be very afraid. And while you’re at it Commentators, be sure to ask Dave Hubin and the public records office for those EMU election emails, because the ODE never will. 10/26/2012.
When you run a hiring monopsony like the NCAA you have to come down hard on defectors believers in free markets like Chip Kelly, who might try to use street agents agents to funnel impermissible benefits pay reasonable compensation to their student athletes players. Tonight’s scoop from former RG reporter George Schroeder, now at USAToday, is…
3.5% 10/25/2012 update: The AAUO faculty union has posted an update on the bargaining process, here. Interestingly, the post includes this statement: In light of the misconception that the certification of our union has delayed or prevented the implementation of raises, our bargaining team also formally requested that the administration raise…
10/25/2012: From USAToday. The FBS average is 70%, UO is at 64%. This is the latest available NCAA data, for 2002-2005 students, and is a mild overestimate of what you get relative to the standard federal method, which gives the 80% 6-year graduation rate you see reported for regular UO…
In the RG, here. 10/25/2012.
In March, during the union certification drive, I made a public records request for documents showing what law firms and consultants were advising Berdahl. I got these heavily redacted contracts and invoices. (Maybe a bit too heavily redacted, Randy?) No charge, though it did take a petition to Lane County…
First Rob Mullens hit the team with his random Purple Kush testing and scholarship threats. Now it looks like Oregon’s marijuana legalization initiative is in the tank, while Washington’s is looking pretty likely. From the prediction markets at Intrade.com. 10/24/2012. On the other hand, a reader sends us this on WSU. Virginia…
10/22/2012: From the annual report to OUS. Quick glance? Over the 5 years since Bean’s appointment as interim provost spending on research is up $12 million or 18%, while spending on institutional support (central administration) is up $17.5 million or 40%.
10/21/2012: The video of the 2009 furlough meeting where Interim Provost Bean tried to convince the faculty to take a 5% pay cut is here. What did the furlough cost Bean personally? Before the furlough he was making $295,000. He took a 6% furlough cut – more than the troops. But…