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Category Archives: Higher Education
Maybe this story is a little important?
The University, the Oregonian reports, is seeking to basically get the next 30 years’ worth of state funding in one lump sum. This, it believes, will increase independence and so forth.
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Financial details, albiet unconfirmed, on Grier
UO Matters is attributing to “rumor control” information about Grier’s transfer to the School of Law. The gist of what the site says is that Grier will be paid her current salary out of Law’s budget. Here is the site … Continue reading
Oregonian says Melinda Grier is gone.
The Oregonian reports that it has it from four sources that University General Counsel Melinda Grier is being pushed out of her position. One of the sources is state Board of Higher Ed president Paul Kelly, Jr. The University’s spokesperson … Continue reading
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Pacifica receives national attention
Inside Higher Ed, a national newspaper about colleges, published a lengthy article about the Pacifica Forum Wednesday. The article is intriguing for a number of reasons. For one, it brings to mind comments at Wednesday night’s Student Senate meeting by … Continue reading
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Say What Will You About Lariviere …
He knows a thing or two about writing to an audience. University president Richard Lariviere has a commentary piece in today’s Register-Guard, wherein he expounds on why the University, Eugene and the state of Oregon are his kind of place. … Continue reading
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Tagged Eugene, lariviere, Oregon, University of Oregon
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Shocker: College Tuition Rising
Breaking the news that the rest of us already knew, the New York Times reported yesterday that college tuition is going through the roof. The NYT found that four-year public colleges raised tuition by an average of 6.5 percent last … Continue reading
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More Bad News on State Economy
A little addendum to my article on yesterday’s University Senate meeting: UO economics professor Tim Duy, who monitors the state economy very closely, said that in addition to drops in higher ed funding, state revenue forecasts for the coming year … Continue reading
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Tagged economics, economy, Oregon, University of Oregon
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Doping tests for college test takers?
The Chronicle of Higher Ed reports that students may soon face doping tests before exams for such neuro-enhancing drugs such as Ritalin and Adderall. From the article: Vince Cakic, a research assistant in the School of Psychology [at the University … Continue reading
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Tagged adderall, chronicle of higher ed, ethics, Higher Education, journal of medical ethics, nootropics, ritalin, smart drugs
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