STORRS Conn.
The vice president and provost of the University
of Iowa has been selected as 14th
president of the University of Connecticut,
officials said Wednesday.
Michael J. Hogan, who has been Iowa’s
top academic officer since 2004, will replace outgoing UConn president Philip
E. Austin. Austin was president of
UConn for more than 10 years before announcing plans last year to retire in
September.
The university’s 33-member search committee selected Hogan
as its unanimous choice after a nationwide search, and UConn’s Board of
Trustees named him to the post at its meeting Wednesday.
Hogan is slated to start in mid-September.
“Michael Hogan is the ideal candidate to lead our
state’s flagship public university,” Gov. M. Jodi Rell said. “He is
committed to excellence, and he shares my vision for the young people who go to
UConn to prepare for their futures.”
Hogan, who specializes in the history of American diplomacy,
held several positions at The Ohio State University before going to University
of Iowa.
His responsibilities at Iowa
have included overseeing academic programs and services, academic planning,
advising the president on health sciences issues, and promoting diversity in
the faculty and student body.
