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Columbia University in Manhattan officially announced that the former Secretary of State and presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, will be part of your institution as a professor specializing in global affairs.
Through a message to the school community, the president of the university, Lee Bollinger, indicated that the American will serve as Professor of Practice at the School of Public and International Affairs and as a Presidential Scholar at Columbia World Projects.
“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 said.
Bollinger also indicated that he has three decades of knowing Clinton will begin teaching students in the 2023-2024 academic year.
Clinton, for her part, indicated through a statement that she felt honored to join the educational institution and that she was excited to join Columbia’s “commitment to educating the next generation of American and world political leaders.”
“We look forward to welcoming Columbia World Projects to this extraordinarily accomplished world leader and passionate advocate for womenchildren and social justice”, said the director of the initiative, Wafaa El-Sadr.