, ▁the ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁US ▁president ial ▁campaign ▁team ▁for ▁Joe ▁B iden ▁dis closed ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁called ▁M s . ▁Hill ▁to ▁express ▁" his ▁regret ▁for ▁what ▁she ▁end ured " ▁ 2 8 ▁years ▁ago , ▁when , ▁as ▁the ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Senate ▁Jud ici ary ▁Committee , ▁he ▁pres ided ▁over ▁the ▁confirm ation ▁hear ings ▁in ▁which ▁she ▁accused ▁Clar ence ▁Thomas , ▁President ▁George ▁Bush ' s ▁nom ine e ▁to ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court , ▁of ▁sexual ▁har ass ment . ▁M s . ▁Hill ▁said ▁the ▁call ▁from ▁Mr . ▁B iden ▁left ▁her ▁feeling ▁deeply ▁uns atisf ied . ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 3 ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁M s . ▁Hill ▁clar ified ▁that ▁she ▁did ▁not ▁consider ▁Mr . ▁B iden ' s ▁actions ▁dis qual ifying , ▁and ▁would ▁be ▁open ▁to ▁voting ▁for ▁him . ▁ ▁Later ▁career ▁ ▁Hill ▁continued ▁to ▁teach ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Oklahoma , ▁though ▁she ▁spent ▁two ▁years ▁as ▁a ▁visit ing ▁professor ▁in ▁California . ▁ ▁She ▁res igned ▁her ▁post ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁and ▁finished ▁her ▁final ▁sem ester ▁of ▁teaching ▁there . ▁ ▁In ▁her ▁final ▁sem ester , ▁she ▁taught ▁a ▁law ▁school ▁sem inar ▁on ▁civil ▁rights . ▁ ▁An ▁end owed ▁chair ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁her ▁name , ▁but ▁was ▁later ▁def und ed ▁without ▁ever ▁having ▁been ▁filled . ▁ ▁Hill ▁accepted ▁a ▁position ▁as ▁a ▁visit