1/24/2012: The most common reason workers unionize is bad management. Johnson Hall is a case study of dysfunction, so guess what’s happening? Word is that the union organizers already have more than 1/2 the signatures they need, and they are ending the quiet phase early: An Invitation from the United…
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1/23/2012: Mocked, maybe. And this is a news piece, not opinion, from Betsy Hammond in the Oregonian.
1/23/2012: Mostly deal with athletic scandals. And peanut butter. Penn State, from the Chronicle: The meeting of the trustees, which was watched by several thousand people on the Internet and had been moved to a larger venue to accommodate members of the public and media, lasted for several hours. It…
1/23/2012: Or maybe that offer wasn’t rich enough, according to the latest from the RGand Canzano. 1/22/2012: I didn’t check, but I assume that’s some sort of a football team, not a rum drink with an umbrella. Story here. More here. Under the NCAA college football is so corrupt it…
1/23/2012: There is a lot of material on the UO HR unionization website, presumably put together with the help of the administration’s $300 anti-union consultants. The FAQ explains how card check works, I assume accurately. One important point: If the faculty becomes unionized, could I negotiate separately with my dean…
1/22/2012: Lara Pappano has a long article in the NYT‘s education life magazine: “It’s become so important on the college campus that it’s one of the only ways the student body knows how to come together,” said Allen Sack, president-elect of the Drake Group, a faculty network that lobbies for…
1/20/2012: It’s currently 42%, the lowest in the AAU, I believe. 45% is still very low. I think it was 50% when I got my first NSF grant here, falling ever since. Memo from VP for Res Kim Espy here. Obviously they tried very hard to boost it, paid a…
1/20/2012: Which would be getting UO out from under Pernsteiner’s thumb. Bill Graves story here. Read it all. Job #1 is finding UO a new president. Pernsteiner was supposed to announce the search committee this week, but no news yet.
1/202012: From The Business of College Sports: We spent $922,632, about $150,000 more than the next highest, Washington. Presumably the $25,000 Chip Kelly paid to Willie Lyles is in there somewhere- though maybe not, as it was originally hidden as “library and research materials”. Also not sure about the $150,000…
1/19/2012: From the OUS website:
1/19/2012: This is by family income. Medical school gives you the best shot, followed by economics. Art history majors have better odds than finance students. Think about that for a minute. The NYT post this comes from has more majors and discussion.
1/19/2012: The union organizers are having their official card check election opening event 12:30 – 3:00, Jan 24 in the Pape room of the art museum. I think they will win. I don’t know what the timeline is like after that – presumably elections for union boss, committees, constitution, etc.…
1/18/2012: That’s the word on the $5 million Jock Box gift from John Jaqua’s widow. Greg Bolt explains the basics, here. Duck press release here. And now Rob Mullens has admitted that he is going to use all the proceeds to cover the small part of the maintenance and utilities…
1/17/2012: I was wrong. I said Jim Bean was getting $775 a month to pay for his BMW while he was on sabbatical. But, in truth, Bean was only getting the Beamer money while he was Provost: Now that he’s on sabbatical, it appears he’s only getting 60% of $322,140.…
1/172012: Candidates are Barbara Altmann, Scott Pratt, and Doug Blandy. All good.