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President Thomas Katsoueas, left, and Gov. Ned Lamont onstage during the inauguration ceremony at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts on Oct. 4, 2019.
Thomas C. Katsouleas is departing next month as the president of the University of Connecticut, bringing an abrupt end to a presidency that lasted less than two years but he plans to stay on as a professor making $330,000 a year.
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Katsouleas submitted a resignation letter on March 13, effective June 30. Sources say his relationship with UConn’s Board of Trustees has deteriorated but called his resignation voluntary. The conflict had several causes, sources said, beginning with an unexpected announcement at his inauguration to provide free tuition for lower-income households. More recently, he announced the university would cut slated tuition increases by half without consulting with trustees.
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