3/25/2012: This Insidehighered.com piece starts with the recent firing of Pres Michael Hogan from UI and then moves to a good discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of closed presidential searches such as that underway at UO: … “What all universities are trying to do is find a successor who…
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3/24/2012: The faculty union organizers have now put up a long post that gives the next steps. Worth reading it all, here. I am disappointed that they left out the April 4 deadline for faculty that are opposed to submit letters or a petition. A link to one petition, arguing…
as of 10AM 3/24/2012. There are a few signatures that might reasonably be challenged, e.g.: Name: Moe Ronn on Mar 23, 2012 Comments: I believe the state of Oregon and the university administration always has my best interests at heart and should make all decisions concerning my pay and benefits.…
This blog is not associated with the UO Faculty Union. But obviously this union needs an elected leader and an executive committee. Unofficial nominations accepted in the comments. Please reserve this for leadership nomination related comments.
3/23/2012: Sent to me and I believe all TTF’s this AM: Dear Colleagues, Many tenure track faculty members have expressed concerns regarding the union’s proposed bargaining unit. We have put together a petition for those TTF members that share our concerns. The ERB has informed us that we can file…
from the University of Illinois, because of his “dictatorial managerial style”. Glad to see faculty are regaining their traditional governance power somewhere. Thanks to Margaret Soltan for the link. 3/22/2012.
3/22/2012: From Insidehighered: (link now fixed, thanks anon) A federal appeals court on Wednesday reinstated a former graduate student’s lawsuit alleging that the University of Oregon retaliated against her for complaining about gender discrimination in her doctoral program. Experts said the ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the…
3/21/2012: I’ve got some opinions about the faculty union. But they are not as strong as, say, my opinion that provost Jim Bean shouldn’t be making UO students pay for the jock box and his beamer. Or my opinion that JH administrators shouldn’t be hired in secret, kept on without…
Another update: A chicken writes in the comments: For those who think the bargaining unit is inappropriate, I do think that individuals — not just the Admin. — have a formal right to object. “Interested persons may notify the Board Agent of their specific objections. Such objections must also be…
Everywhere else it’s a slush-fest. Bring extra socks. 3/21/2012
3/21/2012: Dan Dugger in math sends me a link to his webpage of arguments against the union, his full post is here. The union’s own page is here. Professor Dugger’s points include: The United Academics union has acted in a way that does not inspire confidence. The union claims to…
But there’s a lot of repetition and I’m sort of swamped. Please consider limiting your comments.
3/19/2012: Interim President Bob Berdahl thinks the UO Senate Intercollegiate Athletics Committee is asking too many hard questions about athletics, and he is going to rewrite the committee’s charge to make it easier for the athletic department to have their way with UO. From what I can tell this is…
From the Center for Public Integrity, funded by the Omidyar Network and the Rita Allen Foundation. Additional support is provided by the Rockefeller Family Fund. OK laws, bad follow through. Full report here.
Some of these union comment threads are nasty. On the other hand there’s plenty of good information and interesting opinions too, even if some people just want to vent. In any case I am hardly one to talk, and I am not a censor and I will continue to post…