 |
|
 |
|
|
|
 |
|
"Some college administrators seem so distracted with fund raising, academic infighting, and community initiatives that they set up their emergency communications departments very poorly. Training is poor to nonexistent, secretaries are pressed into service with tremendous responsibilities for running 'notification systems' 24/7 and on weekends because no one else knows how to do it and the administration won’t pay for additional staff. Procedures are seat-of-the-pants and dependent on HIPPO (highest paid person’s opinion), except when something like Virginia Tech happens and there is some sort of scramble to do something different." --Donna
Most Colleges Avoid Risk Management, Report Says
Jill Biden Shines a Global Spotlight on American Community Colleges
Speaking at a Unesco conference in Paris, the vice president’s wife stressed the importance of two-year institutions to the nation’s educational goals.
Connecticut Public Colleges Lose 200 Professors to Early Retirement
Administrators are scrambling to plug holes in their course schedules for fall, with most expecting to do so by hiring more adjuncts or increasing class sizes.
U. of Georgia Paid 2 Fraternities $2.4-Million to Relocate, Contracts Show
The two were among five with houses on property where the university plans to build new academic facilities.
New Allegations in Admissions Controversy at U. of Illinois Suggest Ex-Provost Played a Role
Linda P.B. Katehi, the incoming chancellor of the University of California at Davis, has insisted she knew nothing of the admission of politically connected applicants at Illinois.
Sonoma State U. Foundation May Lose $350,000 on Loan to Former Board Member
The foundation will be forced to issue fewer scholarships in the 2010-11 academic year because of a diminished endowment, a university official said.
College Suspends Student for Working in Gay Pornography | 58
President Obama's Visit to Notre Dame Carries Barely a Hint of Controversy That Preceded It | 58
Drug Sting Nabs 21 Students at U. of Illinois | 57
Faculty Members and Union Protest Staff Layoffs at Temple U. as 'Cruel' | 57
North Dakota Board's Vote Puts 'Fighting Sioux' Mascot on Thinner Ice | 57
Athletics
Community Colleges
Government & Politics
Information Technology
International
Money & Management
Northern Illinois
Research & Books
Short Subjects
Students
The Faculty
Prior days' news: By date | Search
This week's print issue
Back issues: By date | Search
March 15, 2007
Wisconsin Will Not Pull Licensing Deal With Adidas Over Labor Abuses
The University of Wisconsin at Madison, which has a licensing agreement with Adidas worth $1.2-million a year through 2011, doesn’t plan to cut its ties to the athletic-apparel company over reports of worker-rights abuses at one of Adidas’s former subcontractors — despite a recent recommendation to do so by its own labor licensing policy committee.
Instead, the university plans to meet with Adidas executives and send an envoy to El Salvador, where the now-closed plant is located, to investigate workers’ claims and recommend what the university should do.
“I am prepared to pursue my very grave concern about what has happened with the Hermosa facility directly to the senior management of Adidas,” Wisconsin’s chancellor, John D. Wiley, said in a written statement.According to the university, Hermosa Manufacturing produced apparel for Adidas from 2000 to 2002. When the plant closed, in 2005, it didn’t pay 260 workers $825,000 they were owed in back pay or severance. In addition, it may have put some unionized workers on a “black list” in retribution for their labor activism.
As part of its agreement with the university to provide uniforms and athletic equipment, Adidas must abide by a code of conduct on how it must treat workers. The university is also allowed to view the company’s books and internal documents to get information about its labor and human-rights practices.
Posted on Thursday March 15, 2007 | Permalink |
Previous: Statistics Show That Advanced Degrees Quadruple Earning Power
Next: Diploma-Mill Crackdown in Wyoming Sends Preston U. to Sweet Home in Alabama