The University of 黑料吃瓜网 is looking for a new president.
The Hartford Courant reported Thursday morning that President Thomas Katsouleas will resign, effective June 30. UConn shared his resignation letter, which is actually two months old.
鈥淯Conn has fared extraordinarily well in the face of unprecedented challenges under the leadership and decision making of our leadership team and the Board,鈥� Katsouleas wrote to Dan Toscano, chairman of UConn鈥檚 board of trustees, in a letter dated March 13. 鈥淚 look forward to contributing further to the continued success of the state鈥檚 flagship institution of higher education as a member of our distinguished faculty."
In the letter, Katsouleas referred to 鈥渞easons we have discussed at length over time鈥� for his resignation, but he didn鈥檛 go into detail.
The resignation was tendered just two years after Katsouleas was unanimously appointed president.
Back then, he set a goal to double research dollars at UConn over seven to 10 years.
鈥淕ood public universities are pillars supporting their state -- serving its needs and supporting its economy,鈥� Katsouleas said on Feb. 5, 2019. 鈥淕reat flagship universities with their satellite campuses and partners, including state and community colleges, are the crown jewels of the state -- uplifting the mind and spirit not just of their own students, but of the surrounding communities and the entire state.鈥�
In actuality, Katsouleas won鈥檛 make it two years as president; he officially began that job on Aug. 1, 2019.
Katsouleas won鈥檛 be leaving the school, though. In his resignation letter, he said he looked forward to continuing at UConn as a faculty member.
Per the terms of his employment as president, he鈥檒l join the school鈥檚 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering as a tenured professor.
The school has yet to disclose that salary -- the contract says it鈥檒l equal the highest base rate payable to a 9-month faculty member, excluding UConn Health.
Katsouleas鈥� base salary was $525,000 when he was hired in 2019.
This post was updated.
