Update:The rumor “Former ALL-American Husky named UW President” is FALSE. The potential candidate formally backed our after learning of the plans to privatize the Huskies. However, The AVE believes we are still on for an announcement this week or next. One good indicator comes from a f[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Administration’
April 17th, 2011 - 8:54 am § in UW
UPDATE on UW Presidential Search
The AVE’s informant on the presidential search has let out a bit of new information. The Search Committee has been meeting in the former Safeco Board Room, a spartan Husky themed room in the penthh0use suite of Husky Tower. They have agreed to illuminate the W and send of a plume of white smok[...]
April 13th, 2011 - 6:25 am § in Schools & Colleges, UW
AAUP Shuts Down Listserv: An Open Letter to the AAUP:UW
Ed. This is an open letter to the AAUP, urging them to move their valuable listserv off campus. My letter reflects a post that is now old news from 2007 and from another university, Cornell in 2007. But the Cornell story illustrates the need for a free and open discussion by our own faculty. W[...]
UW borrows 200 million to build stadium, Berkeley borrows 7 million to set up online classes
(Berkeley) officials … said on Friday that finding enough outside support had been a challenge. The university has secured the option to borrow $7-million to help pay for the project and may spend $4-million to $7-million of that money over the next several years, he said. Meantime .. the UW[...]
April 10th, 2011 - 2:59 pm § in Schools & Colleges
AAUP: Rising Administrative Costs Endanger College Instructional Resources
AAUP Indiana Applauds Governor’s Call to Halt Excessive Growth in Administrative Expenditures … Hoosier parents and taxpayers are probably wondering where all of the money given to Indiana’s colleges and universities actually goes. They may be disappointed to discover that administ[...]
BREAKING NEWS: UW Faculty Announce Effort to Create a Union.
from AAUP listserv: Working Towards a Union for the UW faculty by Raya Fidel, Professor, Information School The quality of faculty work life at the UW has deteriorated during the last decade. Throughout the years the Faculty Senate has worked diligently to represent the faculty and it needs[...]
April 4th, 2011 - 11:35 am § in Schools & Colleges, UW
The Highest-Earning Public College Presidents
UW’s Emmert makes #2 in nation, just behind Ohio State! Gee![...]
March 30th, 2011 - 3:29 pm § in UW
Provost, Discusses UW Efforts to Deal With Cuts
“The second step, still under discussion, is creating a series of faculty-designed “modular” concentrations that might replace traditional undergraduate departmental majors while engaging students in the great breadth and depth of the course offerings of the entire College of Arts [...]
March 10th, 2011 - 6:54 am § in Misc.
Privatize the UW: One Way to Make a LOT of Money
Ed. All this handringing over cuts to the UW budget. We are worried about losing the Evans School because it does not make enough money! Here is a private school, one with far less prestige than the UW, no NCAA football, AND a PROFIT of $127.000.000! How did they do it? The door marked “[...]
TOWN HALLS NEXT SATURDAY: MEET YOUR LEGISLATOR
I have marked two meetings I may get to. For other meetings click here or click the image to go find your own rep. For ALL of us, the meeting at Seattle First Baptist is very important. This IS the District that represents the UW. Representative Chopp is Speaker of the House and a very […[...]