How many Ass Deans will Provost Chris Long fire?
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Despite years of opposition from the UO Senate and Faculty Union over costs, refusal to share documents and plans, and constant ridicule from at least...
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Off Topic
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I admire our cat Mowgli's insouciant disrespect for the law of trespass:
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Oregon’s Flagship University announces 2025 legislative session priorities
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That would of course be Oregon State, with an informative email and detailed list below. Here at UO, our Government Relations Office hasn't even updated...
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Teaching tips for faculty – learning tips for students
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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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Fishwrapper on How many Ass Deans will Provost Chris Long fire?01/21/2025
Let’s replace some unproductive Ass Deans with some cheap software. . Except...it's not cheap $oftware.
uomatters on Off Topic01/21/2025
And, notably, it took him less than 24 hours to get back to where he started.
ODA on Oregon’s Flagship University announces 2025 legislative session priorities01/20/2025
? It usually means someone has big plans; then again... Remember when Gov. Kitz replaced nearly the whole OUS Board…
Excellent Map on Off Topic01/20/2025
I didn't realize Mowgli could trace the arc of admin reasoning at the bargaining table so expertly.
uomatters on Welcome to Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science visitors01/17/2025
I am a river to my people.
Andrew Gelman on Welcome to Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science visitors01/17/2025
I just wish that every university, and every company, and every neighborhood, had something like this. There is the "hyperlocal…
Mike on Oregon’s Flagship University announces 2025 legislative session priorities01/17/2025
Could ask her. Julie is pretty approachable
Legislature F'ing higher ed over on Oregon’s Flagship University announces 2025 legislative session priorities01/16/2025
Anyone know why Speaker Fahey just replaced all but two members of the higher ed committee three days ago? Specifically,…
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…