NEW YORK (AP) — Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will become a professor specializing in international affairs at Columbia University, the school announced Thursday.
Clinton will join the university as a practicum professor in the School of Public and International Affairs and as a Presidential Fellow at Columbia World Projects, according to a message from Columbia President Lee Bollinger.
Bollinger highlighted Clinton’s long experience in public service as Secretary of State, US Senator and First Lady, as well as her two presidential campaigns in 2008 and 2016.
“Given her extraordinary talents and abilities along with her unique life experiences, Hillary Clinton is unique and, most importantly, exceptional in what she can contribute to the University’s research and teaching missions, along with public service and commitment to the public good. Bollinger wrote.
Columbia said Clinton will work with students at the School of Public and International Affairs starting this fall. Her work as a fellow will include efforts to renew democracy and engage women and youth.
Clinton said in a prepared statement that she hoped to help Columbia educate the “next generation of American and world political leaders” and help the university address pressing global issues.
