Hillary Clinton will become a professor at Columbia University starting in February, the Ivy League’s student paper reported Thursday.
Clinton, 75, will be a professor of practice at the School of International and Public Affairs, as well as a presidential fellow at Columbia World Projects, the Columbia Spectator reported.
The news was first announced in an email to the Columbia community from the school’s president, Lee Bollinger.
The former secretary of state and 2016 presidential candidate will focus on global politics, female leadership and democratic engagement by women and young people.
In his email, Bollinger said he was delighted to have Clinton on board and looked forward to her sharing her “capacities, experience, and wisdom.”
“Given her extraordinary talents and capacities together with her singular life experiences, Hillary Clinton is unique, and, most importantly, exceptional in what she can bring to the University’s missions of research and teaching, along with public service and engagement for the public good,” Bollinger reportedly wrote. “I expect us all to benefit immeasurably from working with her in the months and years ahead.”
It was just last year that Clinton received an honorary degree from the university. And she has spoken there several times in recent years, including for a keynote address and at rallies.
Her interest in becoming a professor at the college goes back to 2017, when she was in talks to take on the role of a lecturer, according to the Daily News.
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