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From Raghu in Physics: After the first week of the term, when students had a sense of what the course is about and my approach...
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Welcome to Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science visitors
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Andrew Gelman at Columbia posted about UO Matters, which doubled recent hits. Thanks Andrew! His comments are open here. (more…)
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Faculty Union posts StrengthenUO.org response to Scholz’s anti-faculty website
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Check it out at https://strengthenuo.org. Instead of the whining and obfuscation you'll find on President Scholz's website, the union has directly relevant data, for example:...
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Claude.ai refuses to call Jamie Moffitt a liar, but …
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UOM: how much has spending on administration increased at the university of oregon over the past 10 years? ... CLAUDE: Based on publicly available financial...
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UO Matters announces new award for Outstanding Department Head
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Outstanding Department Head Award The Office of the Provost UO Matters recognizes two department heads each year with a new Outstanding Department Head award. Awardees...
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Why is UO posting its anti-union half-lies on a secretive .org domain?
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The link is https://strengtheninguo.org. I'll save you the trouble, it's the usual Jamie Moffitt bullshit about why UO needs to cut real faculty pay. To...
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CAS Dean Chris Poulsen gives faculty best wishes & yet another 5 year plan, but no new money.
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Dear friends, As we wind down 2024, I am reflecting on what an eventful year it has been, both on and off campus. Among other...
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Season’s Greetings from our “Go Ducks!” President
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Dear colleagues, The end of the year is a natural time for reflection and showing appreciation. I am grateful for all that you do to...
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President Scholz flips faculty the 4-3-3 bird
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In bargaining today. That's a nominal bird flip, in real dollars economists refer to it as a fuck you. Zoom into the sessions here. Union...
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Stanford’s new President Jonathan Levin has no brain
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Or maybe he just doesn't care if his university thinks that he doesn't. In any case his student interviewer has one, and she makes him...
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cdsinclair on Faculty Union posts StrengthenUO.org response to Scholz’s anti-faculty website01/13/2025
Your proposal would be a good start. I think the proof would be in the pudding. There are some details…
Former SBC Member on Faculty Union posts StrengthenUO.org response to Scholz’s anti-faculty website01/13/2025
Not cdsinclair but I am intrigued by this idea. My time on the SBC was pretty demoralizing as it felt…
Johnson Hall Observer on Faculty Union posts StrengthenUO.org response to Scholz’s anti-faculty website01/13/2025
Thanks! This was helpful! I'm curious, suppose Prez Scholz/Provost Long (& Chair Holwerda) aren't jaded/scheming and they all genuinely do…
cdsinclair on Faculty Union posts StrengthenUO.org response to Scholz’s anti-faculty website01/12/2025
I think you hit the nail on the head: the way out of this spiral is real shared governance. One…
Johnson Hall Observer on Faculty Union posts StrengthenUO.org response to Scholz’s anti-faculty website01/11/2025
I agree with a good chunk of what you've said. For what it's worth, my impression is that the provost…
uomatters on Faculty Union posts StrengthenUO.org response to Scholz’s anti-faculty website01/11/2025
Well said Chris.
cdsinclair on Faculty Union posts StrengthenUO.org response to Scholz’s anti-faculty website01/11/2025
If you listen carefully to the arguments administration is presenting it is obvious that they are fighting to preserve their…
Ray Mallard on Daily Emerald: Faculty pay is dismal, but Scholz & his top Admins doing just fine01/10/2025
https://haywardstadium.wordpress.com/2024/06/27/when-ducks-flew-over-the-cuckoos-nest/ Let us not forget the past.
honest Uncle Bernie on Faculty Union posts StrengthenUO.org response to Scholz’s anti-faculty website01/10/2025
People, including myself, have harped on the decline in the percentage of the all-important General budget that is comprised by…
cdsinclair on Faculty Union posts StrengthenUO.org response to Scholz’s anti-faculty website01/08/2025
It's not hard, nor expensive to build a website. Especially when the content is already there. The United Academics Bargaining…
Bob Keefer on Claude.ai refuses to call Jamie Moffitt a liar, but …01/06/2025
Obviously Claude is hallucinating. The UO only spends money on strengthening the UO!
Fishwrapper on Claude.ai refuses to call Jamie Moffitt a liar, but …01/06/2025
Your robotic reporter Claude is too polite at the end... (even using Asimov's First Law as a guide)