I want to cover two disparate topics in this article, so the structure of this article is two unrelated discussions, one after the other. Public disclosure laws exist at both the federal and state levels. At the federal level, we have the Freedom of Information Act, commonly referred to as FOIA. In [...]
Archive for November, 2010
November 3rd, 2010 - 12:49 pm § in UW
Are you using gmail yet????
This AM I received a bulk email from the School of Med. warning about use of the UW email system for anything other than official state business. I take the comments in this letter seriously, even though they are obviously in conflict with the need any University has for free and open discussion. Th[...]
November 3rd, 2010 - 10:21 am § in Misc.
What Nov. 2 says about the search for a new UW President.
Roger Valdez, at Crosscut, has stated my own feelings about last night’s election better than I could. Valdez praises Reaganesque devotion to ” principles, stating them simply and clearly over and over again, recruiting candidates who have an unalloyed belief in those principles, and doi[...]
November 2nd, 2010 - 8:15 am § in Misc.
So ..Crosscut is now Foxed?
Over at Crosscut, John Carlson appears today in the role of an objective political reporter, offering a watcher’s guide to today’s election. John Carlson? Carlson is a far right talk show host, closer to the Ellen Crasswell proto tea party movement of the Washington Republican Part[...]
November 1st, 2010 - 8:36 am § in Uncategorized
How Did that Free Speech Stuff Treat You?
On the AAUP listserv, Raya Fidel posted an article from the Chronicle of Higher Education bemoaning the loss of free speech on campus. THE-Ave.US would like to strongly support Raya’s headline: Reasons for updating the academic freedom statement in the Faculty Code Am I missing something? I [...]