University of Illinois spokesman Tom Hardy says President Michael Hogan will continue working to repair relations with faculty even after a group of key campus leaders have called for Hogan's removal.

The call came in a letter sent to trustees as they met Thursday in Urbana. Both trustees chairman Christopher Kennedy and Hogan said they haven't seen the letter and declined comment.

In the letter, faculty called Hogan's short time in charge of the university a "failed presidency."

Law professor Michael Moore was among the authors. He says more than 100 faculty members signed the letter.

The letter follows trustees' direction to Hogan last week to fix his relationship with faculty. But faculty members say they're not willing to wait until he does so.