According to her original contract, Allen-Meares now will join the U. of I. faculty, with an initial annual salary of $380,000 — including $285,000 in base pay for a nine-month appointment plus a summer stipend. She will not be required to teach courses in her first year but will be required to teach four courses annually in subsequent years. Her background is in social work.Allen-Meares also will have the title of chancellor emerita.