9/14/2010: More women than men are now in PhD programs, and the current growth in PhD numbers is also mostly from women – even in math, engineering, and physical sciences. From Scott Jaschik in Insidehighered.com: Average Annual Change in Number of New Doctoral Degrees, by Gender, 1998-9 to 2008-9 Field…
UO Matters
9/12/2010: Ed Ray, OSU President – and an economist – has a long Op-Ed in the Oregonian, bemoaning falling state support for higher ed. It’s the usual we provide a public good so taxpayers need to give us more money. That ship has sailed, what’s plan B? Does he support…
9/10/2010: VP for Budget and Planning Brad Shelton has a new website for his new Budget Model. http://budgetmodel.uoregon.edu. We just got the news, but it looks like another big step forward for transparency at UO. I particularly like the no bullshit FAQ. Example: Why would you use a budget system…
9/10/2010: From a Sports Illustrated column: … a national study in 1995 that examined the campus police records and internal judicial affairs records at 20 Division I institutions, most of which had top basketball or football programs. Among other things, we found that male student-athletes comprised 3.3 percent of the…
9/9/2010: Ron Bellamy has a long interview with AD Ron Mullens in the RG. He likes the Jock Box and thinks it didn’t take away from anything else. Really? How much did the academic side get for the land? $1. How much are we going to pay just to replace…
9/8/2010: Bill Graves of the Oregonian has a story on the latest results on research spending at Oregon universities: The average UO professor brings in a lot more than I would have guessed! I wonder that the median is. We’ve reported before that UO’s research expenditures on a per student…
9/6/2010: The NY Times says there is a 56% chance Chris Dudley will be Oregon’s next governor. Dudley has a plan for Oregon higher ed. His policy brief, here, encourages more independence for state universities. He also wants to implement a new scolarship plan. Steve Duin of the Oregonian –…
9/4/2010: Brent Hunsberger of the Oregonian has a very interesting story about how “Higher One Inc.” partners with LCC, PSU, and SOU to issue students debit cards linked to their university financial aid and tuition payments. And then nails the students with a complex myriad of well-hidden fees. Many students…
9/3/2010: Eugene will likely use federal stimulus money to remodel 13th between Alder and Kincaid, hope they do it soon. Alan Pittman doesn’t like it, but to me this looks like a nice improvement to the rundown street that is UO’s real entrance, for everyone except the jocks that get…
9/2/2010: This is so not my area of expertise, but it looks like Ducks basketball team has completely imploded. Last month they canceled an exhibition tour of Italy, unable to field a complete team. Now the last of Ernie Kent’s recruits may be bailing for Israel. Rumor has it that…
9/2/2010: The “Keep Ken” coalition webpage is reporting that the UO administration has nixed the efforts of Poli Sci head Lars Skalnes to fire instructor Ken DeBevoise. Instead he will be offered a permanent contract. Priscilla Southwell has taken over has Dept. Head. I think it’s progress for the UO…
8/31/2010: (Updated with new budget info and below with sombrero photo and details.) A commenter asks about the move to convert the current DPS into an armed campus police force. Greg Bolt’s RG story is here. Here are the budget numbers for DPS for 2005-11. (Ignore the parking numbers, those…
8/30/2010: for state union employees begins Wednesday. Update: We’ve been told that this increase will only go to those employees not already at the highest step, and that it will barely compensate for the mandatory furlough pay cut, even for those who do get it.
8/28/2010: The Oregon Quarterly magazine has two interesting articles on the “New Partnership” plan, one by Pres Lariviere, one by Oregonian reporter and Tom McCall biographer Brent Walth.Lariviere’s article lays out the plan: A state funding commitment of about $63 million per year, less than the $64.9 million amount allocated…
8/27/2010: I’m no law professor, but I hear this will lead to more openness on public records. Something to do with the economic incentives it creates. Not that I’m an economist. Ironically, the losing side of the case was argued by Melinda Grier’s husband Jerome Lidz, who was Oregon Solicitor…