The University hired permanent replacements to teach professor Kevin Mulcahy’s political science classes for the remainder of the semester, James Stoner, Department of Political Science chairman, said in an e-mail.Mulcahy, who has been at the University for 28 years, was arrested Sept. 4 for unauthorized entering of an inhabited dwelling. He was put on paid administrative leave, pending University review, after his arrest.John Harper has been hired as the new instructor for POLI 4036, the American Presidency. He took the class as an undergraduate and has since earned an advanced degree, Stoner said. Harper helped Mulcahy write the class syllabus and organize other class materials.Stoner said he has substituted for POLI 2052, the honors course for the Introduction to Government, himself for the past three weeks. Stoner said a professor who has previously taught at the University will take over the class next week.”Exam dates will be adjusted so that students will know the person who is administering the test,” Stoner said. “I’m committed to see that, despite the disruption, the syllabus is completed.”Stoner said the course schedules are on track except for the Hurricane Gustav-induced postponement.Mulcahy’s arrest is under an investigative probe by the University.—-Contact Leslie Presnall at [email protected]