5/25/2011: Kitzhaber signed the UO Police bill, SB405, Thursday. A letter to the editor in the RG raises a problem with the UO Police legislation that I hadn’t considered: Be wary of UO having its own police I have no official affiliation with the University of Oregon but I would…
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6/24/2011: Lewis and Clark Law Professor on Dave Frohnmayer’s latest.
6/24/2011: That’s the drift from George Schroeder’s piece today in the RG. ESPN writes more. Well, at least they’re not using student tuition to pay the $2 million costs of the athlete only Jock Box tutoring. Oh wait, right. Well, at least they’re not siphoning off state lottery funds to…
6/24/1011 SB242, having passed the Senate a while ago, is now moving through the House. If you understand what is going on please leave a comment. 6/23/2011: The Oregonian reports the legislature has cut Chancellor Pernsteiner’s pay and benefits package by 11%. Just kidding, it’s for higher ed in general.…
6/23/2011: UO is in the process of hiring a new Diversity VP, though at this point Dean Coltrane’s search committee has not put out a position description and he will not respond to requests for a copy of the draft. President Lariviere has just sent out a letter explaining that…
6/22/2011: At worst, the UO athletic department slipped a player a bit of cash via a “street agent.” I’m no economist, but I think this is called “the free market.” The cover-up though, ouch. UO has had these public records requests for months. Incompetence? Really? Bob Clark of the RG…
6/22/2011: Thursday June 30th, noon. Announcement courtesy of the SEIU union folks. Here are a few bullet points on Dr. Mr. Pernsteiner: He was hired in 2004 by Neil Goldschmidt as an interim appointment, then made permanent after the molestation story broke and everyone was too busy to go through…
6/22/2011: Yes, there is a Journal of Neural Engineering. Started in 2004. I guess Science won’t publish stuff like this because at this point it’s just applied work?
6/20/2011: In the Oregonian, on the Willie Lyles $25,000 recruiting scandal and UO’s potential violation of the NCAA rule that only coaches are allowed to make money off of players. Includes links to records, released today. I like how the AD justified their $25,000 payment (a dollar under the amount…
6/20/2011: From Michelle Cole in the Oregonian: Monday is a big day for education policy in the Oregon Legislature. After months of public Education Committee tiffs and behind-the-scenes negotiations, the Joint Ways and Means Committee moved several bills on for floor votes. Many of the proposals would have a lasting…
6/20/2011: From Franklin Bains: … We’re in a tough spot; the University’s tuition is set to increase by nine percent this fall and public funding to fight the skyrocketing tuition is nowhere to be found. It’s going to take a radical solution to solve the dilemma of decreased public funding…
6/20/2011: Deborah Bloom of the ODE manages to extract some qualifying language from Professor Galvan on Gabon: “It’s one thing to say we won’t do business in Africa,” Galvan said. “It’s another thing to say we are going to understand the African reality of what a change toward good governance…
6/18/2011: This is a great idea. From the Oregonian editorial board: With college costs rising at alarming rates, this week’s offer from the University of Oregon to Jefferson High School graduates is a stunner: Free tuition. … Last week, the University of Oregon announced a partnership with Portland Public Schools…
6/18/2010: It only seems fair. The best definition earns a UO Matters coffee cup. Sent to the winner, or to the Huron consultant of their choice.
Pernsteiner whips rogue Lariviere
6/20/2011: That’s according to Deborah Bloom of the ODE. But it’s all OK, Lyzi Diamond of the Oregon Commentator reports that Oregon is rated #1 out of the 50 states for the most personal freedom.