I’m no economist, but I’m pretty sure this is a violation of the law of comparative advantage. Rumor down at the faculty club is that the union will start a crowd-funding campaign to restore weekly service. Meanwhile, my guesses as to WTF is going on are: a) CPFM VP Mike…
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From the Salem Reporter here: State employees got a win unlike anything they have seen since before the recession with the legislature dedicating $200 million to pay increases. That money allowed Service Employees International Union Local 503 to negotiate a two-year contract with the state that gives a 10 to…
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I’m guessing that WWII is not the first thing that comes to most people’s minds when they see this thing (left) rising over the field formerly known as Hayward. But, as a helpful reader pointed out, the architectural influence from Hitler’s Flaktürme anti-aircraft towers is striking:
No details, or any effort to explain why he is maintaining the subsidies for Duck Athletics and the law school. Link here: University administrators have completed the process of identifying $11.6 million in budget reductions to the University of Oregon’s education and general fund. President Michael H. Schill asked university…
No, I’m not talking about UO’s well paid lobbyists, who seem incapable of persuading the legislature to give us money for anything except the IAAF 2021 championships and the Knight Campus. In any case there’s no report from them, as of yet. Meanwhile here’s the handy “2019 Legislative Scorecard”, from…
I’m at the Eugene City Council work meeting now, listening to Stephanie Scafa, the city’s 2021 project lead, present a puff piece to the council. Flashy video and handouts. She says “there’s a lot to be excited about”. It’s about “what sort of community we want to be”. “An opportunity…
A modest proposal for Provost Patrick Phillips, from the 1/2 Price Provost: Cutting Duck baseball and moving the Jock Box from the provost’s budget to the AD’s are the easy ways to raise $4M recurring for the academic side. Auctioning off Alexander Phimister Proctor’s statue of the Pioneer Father would…
The Oregonian’s James Crepea has the news here: Cristobal, who went 9-4 in his first full season at Oregon, will go from earning $2.5 million per year under his old contract to $2.6 million this year, with increases of $100,000 in each of the following four years. Cristobal’s maximum attainable…
Seems like odd timing, with the performances to start next week. Here’s the email sent to the faculty – no mention of lintgate: Dear Friends, I wanted to be the first to share with you the news that we’ve made the difficult decision to eliminate the executive director position at…
I’m not exactly shocked. Hiding the reserves from the legislature is, of course, Job #1 for any public university’s VP for Finance. If the university is unionized, they also have to hide the money from the unions and the AAUP’s forensic accountant Howard Bunsis. Thanks to an anonymous reader for…
6/13/2019 letter to campus from Provost Phillips: Dear Colleagues, Although I don’t start in my role as provost until July, with the term winding down I wanted to connect now before many of you turn your attention away from campus for the summer. First, let me tell you what an…
They’re claiming these are educational records protected under FERPA. Michael Tobin and Anakin Welp have the story in the Emerald here. A snippet: