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August 16th, 2010 - 10:45 pm § in UW

Emmert Jumps, Who will pay?

Emmert wants to leave his UW president job a month early University of Washington President Mark Emmert is trying to leave a month early to begin his job as president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, but it could cost him up to $51,666. from the Seattle Times By Katherine Long Seattl[...]

July 29th, 2010 - 9:00 am § in Misc.

A Lesson from Obama: Teachers’ Unions and Administrators vs Faculty Elitism

OBAMA and DUNCAN: TEACHERS MUST BE ACCOUNTABLE Arnie Duncan, Sec. of Education, sees the solution to the decay if  our secondary school system as requiring a free market .. odd for a liberal, perhaps courageous for a democrat, and very irritating to the teachers’ unions.  Obviously Obama is [...]

June 3rd, 2010 - 10:25 am § in Misc., UW

Senate Today

Be there. Today’s Senate meeting may determine issues more important than salary.. Regardless of the debate about salaries, the real issue today is the role of the Faculty in deciding the future of the University. A strong turnout today will itself be a message to the Regents and the State tha[...]

May 31st, 2010 - 8:07 pm § in Misc., UW

A Coup at the UW

A Coup At the University of Washington The UW administration seems to be staging a coup.[...]