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Treasurer Ted Wheeler praises Lariviere and Knight plan for higher ed funding reform

Matthew Kish has the story in the Portland Business Journal, with links to Wheeler’s own version of Lariviere’s “New Partnership”, to sell bonds and use the money to subsidize tuition. As endorsed by noted economist, electrical engineer, and early American blogger Ben Franklin: “An investment in knowledge pays the best…

UO Board legislation FAQ

Resources and news regarding the 2013 legislation to create a UO Board of Trustees. Work in progress, suggestions welcome. Created 5/17/2013. Last updated 5/29/2013: Hot topics:5/29/2013: Kyr and others are testifying in the Ways and Means subcommittee today. Written testimony here. Supposedly there’s video here: http://www.leg.state.or.us/listn/listenset.htm under conference room F.Meanwhile, still…

UO Board of Trustees legislation firms up

The Senate Interim Committee on Education and Workforce Development, consisting of Chair Senator Mark Hass, Vice-Chair Senator Tim Knopp, Senator Lee Beyer, Senator Jeff Kruse, and Senator Arnie Roblan  has approved this amended version of SB270, the independent board legislation. They haven’t voted it out of committee yet, but my guess is that will happen pretty…

No Faculty Allowed

3/22/2013 updates at bottom. UO Board Oregon Senate hearings, at 1PM 3/21/2013. Background here, live feed here. The original architect of the independent board idea was Michael Redding, who is leaving UO any week now for UIC. So the ball is now in Mike Gottfredson’s court, as those sports boosters…

Redding leaves the building

From “Around the O”. Redding was the architect of the New Partnership Plan and a very important figure in the independent board proposal going through the legislature now: Michael Redding, vice president of university relations at the University of Oregon, announced today (March 7) that he has accepted a position at…

New Chancellor update: Politically appointed boards do strange things …

2/14/2013 update: Melody Rose appointed Interim Chancellor. Betsy Hammond has the story. No word yet on whether or not her contract will Give her $23,200 for “professional expenses” and then let her pocket it as extra pay. Require her to pretend she lives at Treetops, and pay for her maid…

Presidential Update

Dear Colleagues, Our mission is built on the promise that broad access to the highest quality educational and research experiences will reap substantial economic and societal benefits for the entire state. The latest UO economic impact figures illustrate the magnitude of this university’s influence on our local, regional and state…