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New Partnership

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What others
are saying

"Richard Lariviere, president of the University of Oregon, stepped forward last month with the most controversial restructuring proposal and, many argued, the most creative, turning heads in academia across the country."
—The Oregonian, May 31, 2010

“Lariviere’s plan is a solid beginning. Most importantly, it seeks fresh alternatives to a vexing problem that lawmakers are incapable of fixing.”
—Portland Business Journal, May 14, 2010

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"For Oregon's universities, this is unprecedented electoral attention. And even though their timing is not great—it's as if Cinderella is finally invited to the ball, just when the ball is being canceled for lack of money—it's always better to be talked about."
—David Sarasohn, The Oregonian (referring to gubernatorial candidates talking about higher education in their TV commercials), May 15, 2010

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"In one sense, Lariviere isn't asking for much. The annual debt service on $800 million would be the equivalent of the $65 million that the state now sends to the UO. In other words, all Lariviere wants from the Legislature is a guarantee of 30 more years of the same paltry funding it now sends to Eugene -- and the flexibility and freedom to leverage that money to strengthen the university."
—The Oregonian, May 15, 2010

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"Among Oregon’s seven universities, only the UO is in a position to shift to an endowment model of funding."
—The Register-Guard, May 13, 2010

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"To achieve a good return on the endowment funds, the money would need to be invested in stocks and other instruments that can decline in value. Lariviere has judged these risks to be more acceptable than the risks of continued reliance on biennial state appropriations. If history is a reliable guide, his judgment is correct."
—Jackman Wilson, The Register-Guard, May 12, 2010

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