comes out in support of Berdahl in the Oregonian. 12/7/2011.
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issue non-negotiable demands to President. It’s UCSD – they want the library kept open 24/7.
12/7/2011: Allan Brettman of the Oregonian has a good piece: For donors like Lorry Lokey and Vinton “Slim” Sommerville, Lariviere’s ouster was a stunning blow that no amount of explanation of process and political niceties can soothe. “It’s the governor’s fault and I hope the voters remember this two years…
12/7/2011: Gay rights, human rights. Good for Ms Clinton for using our power for this cause. And on a UO specific topic, read this ODE piece by Josephine Woolington, who gets some honest, revealing quotes on a subject that is shields up for most everyone.
12/7/2011: VP for students Robin Holmes gave the UO students an ultimatum: Vote for the administration’s version of your new student union, or you will get nothing: Holmes also said the administration will respect the student vote. If the referendum is rejected, the projects will not be built and the…
12/6/2011: He is “moving forward on education”. He “feels a tremendous sense of urgency”. He will let UO community have “meaningful input in the transition and search” for new Prez – thanks. He won’t do anything about independent boards until 2013. Wow. No reason to read this, we’ve heard it…
12/6/2011: Don’t trust him. Word down at the law school cafe is that the formal transition happens soon, but obviously he sold us out long ago. Lariviere thought $200,000 would buy some loyalty, but apparently Randy shopped that offer around. This 11/4/2011 OUS IMD is complicated – lots of ins…
12/6/2011: Starts at 9AM, blogged live to the extent possible. Pernsteiner: Plan A is Berdahl. Will you please not blog anything about the rest of this meeting? UO Matters: Maybe, maybe not. That’s up to the faculty. Pernsteiner: And if the board does not appoint Berdahl president, what will you…
12/5/2011: Please read this and consider joining in by sending the email below. The Oregon statutes on determining voting residence state (3) An elections official may consider, but is not limited to considering, the following factors in determining residency of a person for voter registration purposes: (a) Where the person…
Update: Frohnmayer is now out and I’m not going to waste my time finishing this post. If you still care, links to all the documents mentioned below are available on this site, just click on the labels below. Email me if you want a copy of his email threatening me…
12/3/2011: From his narrative of the “Rise and Fall of Richard Lariviere”, in the Oregonian: On Nov. 17, the board met to decide whether to allow state universities to have independent boards, a cornerstone reform that Lariviere advocated. “This was the defining issue, the cause of so much acrimony,” Donegan…
12/3/2011: That’s the gist of this Oregonian story. Because our Governor passionately believes in the importance of more administrative bloat for Oregon education. $280K a year, same as Pernsteiner. But will he get more perks than the Croissant Chancellor: staff, 2 houses, maid, landscaping, retirement add-on to PERS, extra expense…
12/3/2011: My prediction of Jim Bean‘s term as UO president, if the rumors that the board will appoint him next week turn out to be true.
12/2/2011: The UO students stuck up for the faculty and for the future of UO all this week. Now they are finishing dead week with a vote against the ill-conceived plans of the UO administration to build a new cadillac student union at student expense – but without student input.…
12/2/2011: Released 3PM Friday. Pdf here. Money graphs: Letter from Senate Executive Committee to the Statutory Faculty regarding UO Interim Presidential Appointment: December 2, 2011 Dear Chancellor Pernsteiner and Members of the State Board of Higher Education, The UO Senate Executive Committee urges you to approach Robert Berdahl to become…