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The fate of an academic’s job is generally decided by the institution, but Carl-Wilhelm Vogel, a tenured professor at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, could lose his position after more than 20 years at the institution because the state’s legislature has singled out his $343,800 salary as something to cut in this year’s proposed budget.
“In addition to teaching zero classes [and] bringing in zero dollars, he doesn’t hold office hours,” State Senator Donna Kim (D-14), chairperson of the higher education committee, tells Hawaii News Now (HNN) in defense of the line item. The University of Hawai‘i Cancer Center (UHCC) where Vogel works is a research institution that does not offer classes, which is why he does not teach or hold office hours, reports Inside Higher Ed.
Vogel joined UHCC as its director in 1999, holding the position until 2008, Inside Higher Ed reports. ...
