Former U. of I. president to teach at Springfield campus

U. of I. board Chairman Christopher Kennedy, left, and President Michael Hogan, right, review proposed tuition increases in January 2012. (E. Jason Wambsgans, Chicago Tribune / January 19, 2012)

By Jodi S. Cohen Tribune reporter

12:23 p.m. CDT, July 18, 2012

Former University of Illinois President Michael Hogan will be assigned to the university?s smallest campus in Springfield when he returns next year from a sabbatical.

In his role as a history professor, Hogan will be required to teach two classes each academic year, and just one on campus, according to a letter he signed Saturday that outlines his teaching role on the Springfield campus. The other course could be online. Hogan, whose resignation was effective July 1, recently moved to Ohio.

Hogan stepped down March 22 after months of controversy. Under the terms of his resignation, he received a one-year sabbatical at a starting faculty salary of $285,100 and was able to choose at which of the university?s three campuses he wanted to work.

?You will pursue an active and productive scholarly research agenda and engage in professional service,? according to an employment letter to Hogan, signed by Lynn Pardie, the UIS provost.
Hogan?s teaching duties are scheduled to begin with the 2013-2014 academic year. He is an expert in the history of American diplomacy post World War II.

?He will teach an appropriate load and be involved in strategic aspects of the university,? U. of I. board chairman Christopher Kennedy said at a board meeting today. ?We will get our money?s worth out of our relationship with him."

Hogan?s teaching load will be comparable to one of the UIS campus? most distinguished professors, history professor Michael Burlingame, an expert on President Lincoln. Burlingame?s salary is $103,000 a year.

Hogan said in a statement: ?Among the factors in the decision to base my faculty appointment at the University of Illinois at Springfield are two of the key differentiators that distinguish UIS excellence--access in our state capital to the Abraham Lincoln presidential library and museum, and the campus' international reputation for online learning.?

jscohen@tribune.com

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