Tag Archives: University of Oregon

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

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Next ASUO Senate agenda

Here is the ASUO Senate agenda for Wednesday. The meeting will be at 7 p.m. in the EMU Walnut Room. You’ll notice, if you click on the Executive’s special request form, that only the first page of the special request … 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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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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University Hanging On Through State Budget Cuts

In case you missed it, the Oregonian had a big Sunday story on how the state university system is weathering the tough economic times. The short answer: not so good. The Oregon University System had its budget slashed by 9 … Continue reading

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Ominous signs from the OUS negotiating table

University Clinical Services Specialist James Jacobson, who has held leadership positions in the SEIU, sent out this message today. Based on this, I would surmise that negotiations between the parties are not going well. If the SEIU strikes, it will … Continue reading

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2010 Commencement moved…Again

…But just by two days. It will be held on Monday, June 14. For those of you not familiar with the issue, the ceremony was originally moved up before finals week to accommodate the NCAA Track and Field Championships (red … Continue reading

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Oregon on West Coast cover of Sports Illustrated

The Ducks made the cover of the west coast region of Sports Illustrated for August 20. Here’s the link: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/cover/featured/11278/index.htm I don’t know whether this is a cursing or a blessing because of the SI cover jink (allegedly). It’s still … Continue reading

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