Are you better off now than you were 13 years ago?
By UO Matters
Duck football coaches, sure. But the faculty and students? Uncle Phil played us for fools: (more…)
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Eugene teachers to get 7.75% raises per year plus more benefits
By UO Matters
And unlike the UO faculty will have to do, they didn't even strike. From the RG. Note that these 5% COLA raises are on top...
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Today is “Remember the Hat” day
By uomatters
Break out your hats and mark the day. On November 21st 2011, three thirteen years and four five six presidents ago, OUS Chancellor George Pernsteiner...
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Passings of Note – Frog
By UO Matters
I confess I was not a fan of being harassed on my morning walks to Roma. But one day I was taking a visiting speaker...
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Why can’t UO pay its faculty? Pres Karl Scholz & Prov Chris Long prefer $120K bullshit admins:
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UO employee put on paid leave after exercising his First Amendment right to be a dumbass on Instagram
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Thanks to a reader for the news. Apparently this has gone viral. There's a story in the Daily Emerald here: According to Director of Issues...
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President Scholz agrees to across the board raises and guaranteed bonuses, no merit evals
By UO Matters
For himself not the faculty, of course. Given Scholz's intransigence in negotiating with the faculty union - the only movement from his Spring proposal of...
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Provost Long hires $40,000 an hour motivational speaker
By UO Matters
"... the event is a must-attend for anyone looking to contribute positively to our workplace environment..." Dear colleagues, We are excited to invite you to...
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Next bargaining session is Thursday, October 17 from 12:30-3:30 in Chiles 125.
By UO Matters
From the faculty union: Thank you to all (200+) people who showed up at the last bargaining session. As you heard, the administration is more...
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Former UO VP for Research Kimberly Espy adds to long trail
By UO Matters
It's been 10 years since Espy left UO. Many of those who had to deal with her have moved on or retired - but they...
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University Communications spending up 40% in 3 years

By uomatters on 09/20/2017

I thought ending the 160over90 branding contract was supposed to save money. Apparently not. And we’re now spending $475K on “Internal Executive Communications”? Hell of a job they’re doing.

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thedude on Are you better off now than you were 13 years ago?12/01/2024
I've come whenever I can (I teach, have office hours, and research stuff). I've been to 3 this year. I…
vhils on Are you better off now than you were 13 years ago?12/01/2024
From the very beginning the structure of the union's bargaining unit, which throws TT faculty with "Career" faculty into the…
Union Supporter on Are you better off now than you were 13 years ago?12/01/2024
Dude, you realize that it takes faculty actually stepping up and doing something to get the raises we deserve, right?…
Turning turning... on Are you better off now than you were 13 years ago?11/29/2024
Perhaps related, I was just writing this for a report. Is this level of turnover normal for Universities these days?…
thedude on Are you better off now than you were 13 years ago?11/29/2024
I miss the early days of incompetent tobacco lawyers and good union raises. Time the union to justify its existence…
honest Uncle Bernie on Passings of Note – Frog11/25/2024
I found Frog really annoying, no doubt! But visitors, young relatives and friends from other places, found him amusing and…
thedude on Eugene teachers to get 7.75% raises per year plus more benefits11/25/2024
UO admin- Take pay cuts Take higher teaching loads Despite us being in a better financial position than 4 years…
This Is The Way on Today is “Remember the Hat” day11/21/2024
If I recall the history of this the system was negotiating a contract with classified staff at the time. The…
SkitterFootedScarab on Passings of Note – Frog11/19/2024
“ Do you realize that my afternoon beer depends on you buying my jokebooks?”
Union Supporter on Why can’t UO pay its faculty? Pres Karl Scholz & Prov Chris Long prefer $120K bullshit admins:11/16/2024
Sounds like you are volunteering!
vhils on Why can’t UO pay its faculty? Pres Karl Scholz & Prov Chris Long prefer $120K bullshit admins:11/15/2024
Meanwhile, you know who desperately needs a comms team? The union. Or at the very least a couple of PR…
UO Matters on Why can’t UO pay its faculty? Pres Karl Scholz & Prov Chris Long prefer $120K bullshit admins:11/14/2024
Thanks for this informative comment.