Lariviere out at UO; his vision didn't match with Kitzhaber's
University of Oregon President Richard Lariviere, whose contract won't be renewed by the state higher education board, didn't fit in with Gov. John Kitzhaber's push to break down educational "silos."
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Posted on Nov. 23, 2011
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11:31 a.m.
Nov 23, '11
John, besides being gutsy, is aiming at higher education's fundamental structural flaw, which I saw for 8 years teaching at SOU--namely silo-like thinking. That thinking, between academic disciplines, also weakens the individual schools in the state system. I'd love to see him take aim at that next.