Hagel (R-Ne) to be visiting prof at UNO

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2798&u_sid=10579297

Published Thursday March 5, 2009
Hagel to be visiting prof at UNO
BY MATTHEW HANSEN
WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER

Studying tax policy at the University of Nebraska at Omaha just got a little more interesting.

Chuck Hagel is UNO’s newest faculty member, a school leader said Thursday.

The former Republican senator has accepted a visiting professor position that will allow him to occasionally lecture on topics related to public policy, public service and international relations.

He’ll give seminars, host panels and yes, potentially pop into that tax class to offer his two cents on, say, the tax policy implications of President Barack Obama’s budget plan.

"He wants to stay engaged, he wants to stay connected to Nebraska, and he wants Nebraskans to know that," said BJ Reed, dean of UNO’s college of public affairs and community service. "This is a great way for him to do it, and it’s great for us, too."

Hagel, a 1971 graduate of UNO, is far too busy to teach a regular course on campus, Reed said.

FULL story at link.

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1. He's also joining the Atlantic Council - succeeding Obama NSA head Jim Jones

http://www.thewashingtonnote.com/archives/2009/02/atlantic_counci/

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2. He's doing it for free--they're not even paying his airfare back and forth.

That's nice of him.