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Mark Emmert

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2011

    Phyllis Wise, Outgoing UW Provost, Dogged by Nike Affiliation in Illinois

    ​Outgoing University of Washington Provost Phyllis Wise is in Illinois this week, getting a queen's welcome at the university she will shortly lead and telling reporters that she will do her best to avoid the financial woes that have plagued the home of the Huskies. She has not, however, manag ... More >>

  • News

    May 4, 2011

    Michael Young's Paycheck

    The University of Washington's new president's raise is bigger than you think.

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2011

    Michael Young Will Earn $802,000 as University of Washington President

    ​Michael Young, the University of Washington's incoming president, will not make as much as predecessor Mark Emmert, whose $900,000 in total annual compensation was sticking in more and more people's craws as the economy turned south. But he's going to come pretty close, with an annual compens ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2011

    Michael Young, Incoming University of Washington President, Earns Nearly $300,000 a Year Less Than Media Reports Have Suggested

    ​Michael Young, the incoming University of Washington president, does not earn $723,595 a year in his current role as head of the University of Utah. This bears emphasizing, because The Seattle Times and a handful of other papers have reported that Young made just that for the 2009-10 school y ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2011

    Michael Young, University of Washington Incoming President and Former Bush Advisor, Faces Nothing but Love on Campus

    ​It's official. The University of Washington announced this morning that Michael Young will be the school's new top dog. The current University of Utah president has a glittering resume, which boasts a Harvard law degree and teaching and administrative stints at Columbia and George Washington ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2011

    Kevin McGuff, New UW Women's Basketball Coach, Will Make $475,000 Per Year, Plus Benefits

    ​Just in case anyone was wondering which Washington State employees are deemed worth the most money, Kevin McGuff, UW's just-announced replacement women's basketball coach, will be making more than Governor Chris Gregoire ($166,890 per year), Attorney General Rob McKenna ($151,717) and Health ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2011

    Would Michael Young Need a $500,000 Raise to Take the University of Washington's Top Job?

    ​The Utah press is reporting that University of Utah president Michael Young is a possible candidate to take over the helm of the University of Washington. Sports boosters might applaud Young's signature accomplishment: bringing his school into the Pac-10.Other observers might notice something ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2010

    Mark Emmert, Former UW Prez, Pulls a Clinton With Last Minute Contract Extension for Scott Woodward

    ​On the last day before former President Bill Clinton left office in 2001, he issued 177 pardons and commutations to convicted criminals of seemingly all stripes. The resulting controversy was called "Pardongate" by many in the press. And while it lacks the seriousness and volume of Clinton's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2010

    Phyllis Wise, UW President and Nike Board Member, Swooshes into Another Controversy

    ​When University of Washington provost Phyllis Wise took a seat on Nike's board of directors late last year, she said it wouldn't be a conflict of interest even though Nike--its trademark Swoosh prominent on UW uniforms--held an exclusive 10-year, $35-million contract to provide apparel, foot ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 23, 2010

    Mark Emmert Says Nice Things About the City He Couldn't Wait to Leave

    ​Not satisfied with letting Forbes dominate the world of half-assed business-journalism, Kiplinger has just released its list of the 10 Best Cities for the Next Decade. You may think it's great news to find out that we came in second, just behind Austin, Texas, thanks in large part to the Micr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2010

    Dave Matthews, Pearl Jam, and Other Musical Heavy Hitters Throw Their Weight Behind KEXP's Seattle Center Proposal

    ​Some of the most successful names in Seattle music have recently shown their support for KEXP's proposal to redevelop the Fun Forest area at Seattle Center. Yesterday, numerous major-label musicians sent letter to the Century 21 Selection panel--that's the board overseeing the proposal proces ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2010

    Reader: University of Washington President's Job is a Hard Sell

    Our reader thinks finding a replacement for Mark Emmert won't be easy.​Reader Patrick responds to Who Mark Emmert's Replacement at the University of Washington Should Be. "Emmert should be a lesson to the regents. Get someone who really cares about UW, not someone looking for a career steppin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2010

    Who Mark Emmert's Replacement at the University of Washington Should Be

    Mark Emmert's left big shoes to fill. Fortunately we're tight with a size 14.​In the aftermath of president Mark Emmert's jump to the NCAA, many have speculated on how the University of Washington should go about filling its leadership void. Only one person has gotten it right. In his latest ... More >>

  • News

    February 10, 2010

    Free in the Key

    Seattle University's men's basketball team is back in Division I for the first time in 30 years. Will their uneven season be the start of a new legend?

  • News

    January 6, 2010

    UW’s Air Wars

    The provost’s spot on Nike’s board may not survive the company’s recent sweatshop scandal.

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2010

    While UW Prez Rebukes Nike, Faculty Asks Provost Phyllis Wise to Step Down from Company's Board

    Wise chose a rough time to join the Nike board. ​It's clearer than ever that University of Washington Provost Phyllis Wise stepped into a minefield when she accepted a seat on Nike's board of directors. The faculty union yesterday issued a statement calling on Wise to give the position up. A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2009

    Mark Emmert Might Just Do It: UW Prez Tells Advisors It's Time to Send Nike a Message

    UW T-shirts bear the Nike swoosh​University of Washington President Mark Emmert indicated yesterday that he was ready to take action against Nike for alleged mistreatment of workers at two factories run by subcontractors in Honduras. "He thinks it's time to give Nike a serious message," says ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2009

    UW May Find Nike Violated Its Labor Code, Just Days After Provost Phyllis Wise Joined the Board

    Phyllis Wise will earn up to $200,000 from Nike​University of Washington President Mark Emmert will meet tomorrow morning with co-chairs of a faculty and student advisory committee to discuss the possibility of putting Nike "on notice" for violating the university's code of conduct at two Hond ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2009

    The UW Goes Green With Help From City Light and the Guy in Suite 13

    Warning students: this is probably not on the list of approved dormroom appliances​Earlier this month, the Seattle City Council voted 5-4 in approval of a 13.8 percent hike in City Light fees. Now the utility company announces that it will partner with the University of Washington to test an a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2009

    It's 5:21 PM on a Thursday: Do You Know Where Your CEO Ranks?

    Steve Ballmer's sweat glands can barely contain their excitement over his 41% approval rating. (Only 31% disapproved)Seattle has no shortage of awesome corporations, as politicians and best-place-to-live surveys frequently remind us. But they're not always so awesome when you feel them from the insi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2009

    Book Warz

    Not a hot time for school news. Over at the P-I, Joel Connelly takes a look at UW Prez Mark Emmert's complaints that the legislature gutted the UW this year--resulting, of course, in big tuition increases. It'll be the first time in state history, Emmert notes, that tuition moneys will exceed state ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2009

    The 'Don't Cut Me!' Media Blitz is On

    This year's financial bloodbath of a legislative session is scheduled to end April 26, at which point the some $8 billion worth of jobs, programs and social services will have been axed to make the books balance. So now everyone is hoping to garner enough public support to become the thing that legi ... More >>

  • News

    April 1, 2009

    April Fool: 22 Things About Seattle That We Wish Were a Joke

    The people, trends, and events that even our cynical minds find hard to believe. (Online exclusive! Two bonus April Fools' jokes!)

  • Blogs

    March 4, 2009

    Emmert May Share the Pain. But Will Employees Share the Rewards When the Recession's Over?

    University of Washington President Mark Emmert told staff and students yesterday that a cut to his $900,000 salary was on the table. Great. As I mentioned before, I think his salary is hard to defend in these economic times. If leaders are going to ask employees to sacrifice, they need to do so as w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2009

    It Might Be Time To Come up With a Plan B, Guys

    Husky boosters, seen arriving at the game in their private vessels, are looking to the state for stadium money.In January, UW President Mark Emmert conceded that "it's sure challenging PR" to ask Olympia for $150 million in King County taxes for a renovation of Husky stadium. (A renovation that woul ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2009

    Is Emmert Worth $900,000?

    State university presidents, including University of Washington's Mark Emmert (shown above at a happier occasion), warned legislators yesterday that proposed budget cuts would devastate their schools. UW alone would have to lay off up to 800 faculty and staff, according to Emmert. Here's one other ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2009

    Know Your Huskies (Before They Leave)

    The P-I's Dan Raley performs a public service for casual Husky hoop fans with this assessment of each player's performance this year and prospects going forward. We think he's a little stingy toward Venoy Overton, who deserves much praise for harassing opposing ballhandlers, but Raley's most notewor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2009

    Should the Huskies Play at Qwest Field?

    Martin Duke at Seattle Transit Blog thinks they should. The University is asking for the redirection of $150 million in tourism taxes to repair Husky Stadium, which is located above what will soon be a light rail station. Writes Duke,[T]here are far too many productive uses for this land to have it ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2008

    UW Daily Runs Afoul of Politically Correct Protestors

    The fallout from California's Prop. 8 vote, last month, banning gay marriage/upholding traditional marriage is still drifting down through the atmosphere like so much Cesium-137. The latest victim of backlash is none other than the University of Washington's student newspaper, The Daily. On Nov. 25 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2008

    "Drinking Age Not Working" - No Joke!

    The fallout from California's Prop. 8 vote, last month, banning gay marriage/upholding traditional marriage is still drifting down through the atmosphere like so much Cesium-137. The latest victim of backlash is none other than the University of Washington's student newspaper, The Daily. On Nov. 25 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2007

    Pedophiles not a threat to UW students, apparently

    The fallout from California's Prop. 8 vote, last month, banning gay marriage/upholding traditional marriage is still drifting down through the atmosphere like so much Cesium-137. The latest victim of backlash is none other than the University of Washington's student newspaper, The Daily. On Nov. 25 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2007

    Dicking Around

    The fallout from California's Prop. 8 vote, last month, banning gay marriage/upholding traditional marriage is still drifting down through the atmosphere like so much Cesium-137. The latest victim of backlash is none other than the University of Washington's student newspaper, The Daily. On Nov. 25 ... More >>

  • Food

    February 22, 2006

    El Gaucho to Open in Bellevue

    Food News for Feb. 22-28.

  • Food

    February 15, 2006

    Food News for February 15-February 21

    It's 25 for $25 time!

  • News

    December 29, 2004

    Rick Anderson's 2004

    It was the year of the Rainier Bear, the flu-vaccine 'shortage,' Ichiro, Bill O'Reilly's 'falafel thing,' and, of course, the re-recount.

  • News

    December 8, 2004

    Where to Draw the Lines

    Dec. 8-14, 2004

  • News

    November 24, 2004

    Prosperity Parody

    As fat cats and pols gathered, you had to wonder if the average taxpayer would be part of the 'partnership.'

  • News

    October 27, 2004

    Oct. 27 - Nov. 2, 2004

    As fat cats and pols gathered, you had to wonder if the average taxpayer would be part of the 'partnership.'

  • News

    September 8, 2004

    Pass the Tequila

    The Huskies are reminiscent of that early-'70s, pre-Don James show.

  • News

    September 1, 2004

    National Insecurity Adviser

    The Huskies are reminiscent of that early-'70s, pre-Don James show.

  • News

    June 16, 2004

    Self-Diagnosis

    UW launches a lessons-learned probe of a medical scandal that just won't go away.

  • News

    March 24, 2004

    Buzz

    UW launches a lessons-learned probe of a medical scandal that just won't go away.

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