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Tag: sack-secrecy

North Dakota introduces bill to exempt university leadership applicants from open records law

News
January 30, 2017December 4, 2018 Jessica Kelham-Hohler

A new House bill could make the applications for top positions in North Dakota’s state universities exempt from the open records law.

Tagged legislation, North Dakota, open records, recent-news, sack-secrecy

Newspaper files complaint against Ohio University over presidential search records

News
January 24, 2017December 4, 2018 Jessica Kelham-Hohler

A reporter for The Athens News has filed a complaint in the Ohio Court of Claims after a request for background information about the semifinal candidates for the Ohio University presidency was ignored for over a month.

Tagged Ohio, open records, presidential search, recent-news, sack-secrecy

Michigan Supreme Court denies appeal in secret meetings lawsuit

Uncategorized
December 2, 2016September 5, 2018 Lev Facher

The Michigan Supreme Court has declined to hear a case challenging the University of Michigan Board of Regents’ ability to hold closed-door “pre-meetings.”

Tagged appeal, blog, Blogroll, lawsuit, open-meetings, recent-news, sack-secrecy, University of Michigan

University of Washington sued over secretive selection of new president

News
August 25, 2016December 4, 2018 Roxann Elliott

The Washington Coalition for Open Government is taking the University of Washington to task, legally, for the circumstances surrounding their most recent presidential search.

Tagged open government, open-meetings, presidential search, recent-news, sack-secrecy, University of Washington, Washington, Washington-OpenGovernment-Coalition

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