NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Former FBI director James Comey will be teaching at Columbia University next year, the school announced on Wednesday.
In the spring semester, Comey will be joining Ruben Mark Initiative for Organizational Character and Leadership at Columbia Law School as a leader-in-residence.
“Comey’s experience represents a broadening of the Mark Initiative’s focus to include leadership of major public institutions, complementing existing offerings relating to corporations and law firms,” the school wrote on its website.
The former FBI director is expected to teach a course titled “Lawyers and Leaders.”
Comey served as the FBI director from 2013 until he was ousted by President Donald Trump in 2017, while the as the bureau was investigating Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
He then went on to be a constant target of Trump’s attacks as former special counsel Robert Mueller took over the investigation into Russian interference.
Since leaving the FBI, Comey has frequently criticized the president and released a book in 2018, titled “A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership.”
Comey’s second book, “Saving Justice: Truth, Transparency, and Trust,” is set to be published in January.
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