What would it be like if “we” would just sit down, or stand up, and engage in some back and forth, about what’s going on in the grate satan, and how that impacts the earth???
Longtime dean of University of Oregon’s School of Journalism and Communications, Juan-Carlos Molleda, has resigned, he confirmed Thursday in an interview with The Oregonian/OregonLive.
His resignation, effective July 31, follows scrutiny of his travel and use of university funds as UO faces a significant budget deficit.
Last month, an investigation by UO student newspaper The Daily Emerald revealed that Molleda had spent tens of thousands of university dollars on international travel and added personal days to trips, sometimes not disclosing the extra days as required. The Daily Emerald first reported Molleda’s resignation Tuesday.
Molleda spent $46,000 on travel during the 2023-24 school year, $16,000 more than his annual travel budget, according to the investigation by journalist Tristin Hoffman, then editor in chief of The Daily Emerald and now a business reporting intern at The Oregonian/OregonLive.
And so more journalism departments and the usually separate college newspapers are dying mother fuckers...
Israel launches wide-ranging attack targeting houses in northern Gaza
Last month, an investigation by UO student newspaper The Daily Emerald revealed that Molleda had spent tens of thousands of university dollars on international travel and added personal days to trips, sometimes not disclosing the extra days as required. The Daily Emerald first reported Molleda’s resignation Tuesday.
Molleda spent $46,000 on travel during the 2023-24 school year, $16,000 more than his annual travel budget, according to the investigation by journalist Tristin Hoffman, then editor in chief of The Daily Emerald and now a business reporting intern at The Oregonian/OregonLive.
Molleda denied breaking university policy.
He said that in the 2023-24 academic year, he had extra unspent travel money from previous years as well as a backlog of international commitments following the pandemic’s pause on travel. Molleda added that the money for his travel came from UO’s endowment, not the journalism school’s budget, which is currently in a deficit.
“Probably the optics are not right, but the money was there and I justified every one of the trips,” Molleda told The Oregonian/OregonLive.
Molleda, 60, said he made the decision to resign on his own, unrelated to the scrutiny of his finances and travel. He cited a need for “reenergized leadership,” noting that he had been considering resignation for the past year.
“Being in higher education administration nowadays is taxing,” said Molleda, who has been dean for nine years.
Universitywide budget shortages also contributed to his decision to resign, he said.
Last month, the College of Arts and Sciences announced 42 layoffs, and more layoffs are expected as UO projects a budget shortfall of $25 million to $30 million for 2025-26, university spokesperson Eric Howald told The Oregonian/OregonLive late last month.
The scrutiny on his spending decisions comes as the journalism school also grapples with budget shortfalls. According to reporting by The Daily Emerald, the journalism school faced a $700,000 deficit in June, largely as a result of increased personnel costs — including several new hires — approved by Molleda as dean.
The university opened an internal audit into the finances of the School of Journalism and Communications in early June, Molleda said. The audit was “precipitated by concerns about travel expenses, reimbursements and related recordkeeping,” Howald said Friday.
It was slated to take at least two months and appears to be ongoing, according to a notice of the audit Molleda provided to The Oregonian/OregonLive.
And to piggyback onto your cool interview, here. Francesca kicks ass:
Jews will kill her if she's not careful...
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/Francesca-albanese-sanctions-create-chilling-effect-warn-rapporteurs
What would it be like if “we” would just sit down, or stand up, and engage in some back and forth, about what’s going on in the grate satan, and how that impacts the earth???
“Is there anyone out there???”
“Does anyone listen or care anymore???”
-Joe Walsh:
Song For a Dying Planet
Prison, living in captivity, unlike being confined, in ag inhumanity, until slaughtered by “aliens” for dinner, without a care in the world.
The mendacity of change and hope.
Real journalism... This is how I got started fucking fifty years ago at university of Arizona at the daily wildcat
https://www.oregonlive.com/education/2025/07/uos-journalism-dean-resigns-following-scrutiny-of-travel-finances.html
Longtime dean of University of Oregon’s School of Journalism and Communications, Juan-Carlos Molleda, has resigned, he confirmed Thursday in an interview with The Oregonian/OregonLive.
His resignation, effective July 31, follows scrutiny of his travel and use of university funds as UO faces a significant budget deficit.
Last month, an investigation by UO student newspaper The Daily Emerald revealed that Molleda had spent tens of thousands of university dollars on international travel and added personal days to trips, sometimes not disclosing the extra days as required. The Daily Emerald first reported Molleda’s resignation Tuesday.
Molleda spent $46,000 on travel during the 2023-24 school year, $16,000 more than his annual travel budget, according to the investigation by journalist Tristin Hoffman, then editor in chief of The Daily Emerald and now a business reporting intern at The Oregonian/OregonLive.
And so more journalism departments and the usually separate college newspapers are dying mother fuckers...
Israel launches wide-ranging attack targeting houses in northern Gaza
Last month, an investigation by UO student newspaper The Daily Emerald revealed that Molleda had spent tens of thousands of university dollars on international travel and added personal days to trips, sometimes not disclosing the extra days as required. The Daily Emerald first reported Molleda’s resignation Tuesday.
Molleda spent $46,000 on travel during the 2023-24 school year, $16,000 more than his annual travel budget, according to the investigation by journalist Tristin Hoffman, then editor in chief of The Daily Emerald and now a business reporting intern at The Oregonian/OregonLive.
Molleda denied breaking university policy.
He said that in the 2023-24 academic year, he had extra unspent travel money from previous years as well as a backlog of international commitments following the pandemic’s pause on travel. Molleda added that the money for his travel came from UO’s endowment, not the journalism school’s budget, which is currently in a deficit.
“Probably the optics are not right, but the money was there and I justified every one of the trips,” Molleda told The Oregonian/OregonLive.
Molleda, 60, said he made the decision to resign on his own, unrelated to the scrutiny of his finances and travel. He cited a need for “reenergized leadership,” noting that he had been considering resignation for the past year.
“Being in higher education administration nowadays is taxing,” said Molleda, who has been dean for nine years.
Universitywide budget shortages also contributed to his decision to resign, he said.
Last month, the College of Arts and Sciences announced 42 layoffs, and more layoffs are expected as UO projects a budget shortfall of $25 million to $30 million for 2025-26, university spokesperson Eric Howald told The Oregonian/OregonLive late last month.
The scrutiny on his spending decisions comes as the journalism school also grapples with budget shortfalls. According to reporting by The Daily Emerald, the journalism school faced a $700,000 deficit in June, largely as a result of increased personnel costs — including several new hires — approved by Molleda as dean.
The university opened an internal audit into the finances of the School of Journalism and Communications in early June, Molleda said. The audit was “precipitated by concerns about travel expenses, reimbursements and related recordkeeping,” Howald said Friday.
It was slated to take at least two months and appears to be ongoing, according to a notice of the audit Molleda provided to The Oregonian/OregonLive.