7/19/2010: From Greg Bolt in the RG, on the end of Bend: … Some faculty members who reviewed the budget concluded that the program was costing the university more than $1 million a year beyond what it brought in, draining revenue from the Eugene campus as it struggles with steep…
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7/19/2010: From Ross Douthat in the NYTimes, discussing this book on who gets into elite colleges: For minority applicants, the lower a family’s socioeconomic position, the more likely the student was to be admitted. For whites, though, it was the reverse. An upper-middle-class white applicant was three times more likely…
7/18/2010: The NYT has a story on the WRC plan: convince socially progressive shoppers to pay more for college branded clothing from factories that pay a “living wage”. Add political action and boycotts to taste. Then there’s the Nike method: just create a lot of new jobs and let labor…
7/18/2010: Wondering who got tenure this year? Just follow the link from the Academic Affairs website for a complete list. Whoops, that’s for Portland State. Here at UO, that info still seems to be confidential.
7/17/2010: In the 2007-2008 FY the UO Foundation reports disbursing $13 million to UO for athletic scholarships. This money presumably comes from Duck Athletic Foundation donations fans must make to be eligible for season tickets. The $13 million figure comes from the public annual report the foundation must file under…
7/15/2010: Makes sense. Between Jamie Moffit and this Mullen guy, Lariviere just might be able to whip UO athletics into shape. Under Mullen’s 2010 budget, Kentucky’s athletic department isn’t just self-supporting, they will give UK’s academic side $1.7 million for academic scholarships. Imagine that! Meanwhile, while the UO athletic department…
7/15/2010: We’ve written before about the chaos at ORSA. Paula Roberts is now gone, and apparently ORSA is now being run by Moira Kiltie and 2 consultants from Huron Consulting: Tim Patterson and Marisa Zuskar. On the ORSA staff website here. Rumor is Frances Dyke is paying Huron $250 an…
7/15/2010: From Sharona Coutts at propublica.org, hat tip to Margaret Soltan: Short sellers have shown a steadily increasing interest in for-profit schools, according to Will Duff Gordon, an analyst at Data Explorers, a company that collects and analyzes data about short-selling. Since April, his company has also seen a spike…
7/15/2010: A reader points us to this announcement of a reorganization in the Student Affairs office. Looks pretty straightforward to me. These “Notices of Intent to Promote” are required by UO’s Affirmative Action Plan – which was once again illegally backdated, and is now out of date yet again. As…
7/14/2010: We won’t know if this is just cosmetic until the new GC gets hired, and decides who to fire. But their new website is a good effort. I like the FAQ: What must I do before engaging in private consulting? Review University Policy Statement 09.00.05. Most private consulting requires…
7/14/2010: Inside Oregon has a puff piece on the new Alumni Center: The final beams and superstructure of the Cheryl Ramberg Ford and Allyn Ford Alumni Center were set in place recently by construction crews. … The four-story, 60,000-square-foot center — being built just west of the Matthew Knight Arena…
7/13/2010: DPS Captain Herb Horner has been in charge of parking at UO for years. Back in April, he was interviewed by the Daily Emerald about the big increases in parking fees and fines that would be needed to pay for the underground parking garage that UO had to build…
7/12/2010: Juliana Kyrk retired this year, and the job ad is out for her replacement: Director, Human Research Protection ProgramOffice for Protection of Human SubjectsPay Range: $80,000 – $100,000 This position will report to the Assistant Vice President, Responsible Conduct of Research who also serves as the University’s Institutional Official.…
7/12/2010: Here’s more on the end of Bend, from Sheila Miller in the Bend Bulletin: HEAT, a committee composed of 22 people, including representatives from Crook, Deschutes and Jefferson counties, was asked to come up with the recommendations in line with the goals of increasing education offerings and opportunities for…
7/11/2010: From Rachel Bachman in the Oregonian. This is fucking unbelievable perhaps just a little bit surprising, given why Pres Lariviere fired Melinda Grier: Dana Altman, on the job for nearly 11 weeks as Oregon men’s basketball coach, does not have a formal contract despite a university pledge to quickly…