No, but it's the first paid one at a US educational institution I believe... and possibly the first paid one worldwide at a traditional university.
But that doesn't change the impact that the position will have. Congratulations! Richard Symonds Wikimedia UK 0207 065 0992 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.* On 19 March 2014 12:57, Russavia <russavia.wikipe...@gmail.com> wrote: > Pine, > > This isn't the first paid Wikipedian-in-Residence position you know :) > > Russavia > > > > > On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 3:00 PM, ENWP Pine <deyntest...@hotmail.com> > wrote: > > > This was covered by the Associated Press and a number of other news > > organizations. According to these stories UC Berkeley is the first US > > university to hire a WIR. I've seen WIR positions advertised at other US > > universities but this is the first paid position. Congrats to Kevin. > > > > > > > http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/uc-berkeley-hires-first-wikipedian-in-residence/2014/03/18/16b5a556-aea4-11e3-b8b3-44b1d1cd4c1f_story.html > > > > > > > http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2014/03/copyright/kevin-gorman-berkeleys-wikipedian-in-residence/ > > > > > > > http://www.mercurynews.com/education/ci_25364220/uc-berkeley-hires-first-wikipedian-residence > > > > I hope we'll see more universities taking this path. (: > > > > Pine > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list > > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
