The UO has continued to slide in its academic reputation, and this revelation that Gottfredson received more than a million dollars in severance pay, makes the UO administration and the Board of Trustees look like unqualified  amateurs who certainly shouldn't be in charge of leading and running a flagship state university.  By the way, no university president at a public or private university and regardless of prestige deserves to be paid anywhere close to a million dollars in compensation.

The UO became a national laughingstock a few years ago with the NY Times report about the new athletic facility, and this revelation about Gottfredson's severance only adds to that infamy. The new UO president, Schill, really needs to clean house. The UO really needs to refocus on the core mission of any flagship state university -- teaching, research, and public service for the state's population.