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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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STORRS (AP) University of Connecticut President Thomas Katsouleas has submitted his resignation from the position, effective at the end of next month.
Katsouleas announced the decision March 13 in a letter to Dan Toscano, the chairman of the school’s Board of Trustees, saying he was stepping down for, “reasons we have discussed at length over time.” He did not elaborate on what those reasons were.
The letter, made public Thursday, indicated he planned to stay at UConn in another role.
“While there is no need to list them here, I am very proud of the advancements made by the University during my tenure as its 16th president,” he wrote. “UConn has fared extraordinarily well in the face of unprecedented challenges under the leadership and decision making of our leadership team and the Board. I look forward to contributing further to the continued success of the state’s flagship institution of higher education as a member of our distinguished faculty
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