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Illinois to be Hogan’s new empire?

He was uncomfortable with it to the point of frustration if you had the temerity to ask him a question. […] He had an imperial view of his position. It was almost like a monarchy.

State Senator Thomas P. Gaffey, Senate chairman of the Connecticut Legislature’s Education Committee referring to the U of I’s new president, Michael J. Hogan in the NYT.

He’s also apparently a pretty big spender, asking the state of Connecticut to spring half a milliion for a big office remodel and $3,500 for “six life-size cutouts of him around campus.”

But who expects them to say nice things about a guy who bolted after only three years on the job? Just ask Lon Kruger or Bill Self about that.

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