Per NYP
Former US secretary of state and presidential candidate Hilary Clinton is becoming a professor of global affairs for the academic year 2023 to 2024. The former presidential candidate will focus on advising efforts to engage women and young people with her new role with the Columbia World Project.
Hilary Clinton will be serving as a presidential fellow at Columbia World Projects. Lee Bollinger, the university president, gave a statement regarding the former US secretary of state's experiences and what she will be bringing to the university.
Bollinger: “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 revealed that she had known the former presidential candidate for three decades, even when she was the First Lady of the United States, per Fox News. The university president also highlighted Hillary Clinton's two historic and record-breaking presidential campaigns.
The former presidential candidate noted that she was honored to join the educational institution and the commitment towards the next generation. Her statement specified her focus on educating the next generation of US and global policy leaders.
Hillary Clinton also noted that she wants to translate insights into impact while helping tackle some of the most pressing challenges in the world that resonate with her. Wafaa El-Sadr, the director of the initiative, also gave a statement regarding the former presidential candidate.
El-Sadr: “We look forward to welcoming this extraordinarily accomplished global leader and passionate advocate for women, children, and social justice to Columbia World Projects,”
Hillary Clinton will work closely with Dean Keren Yarhi-Milo and other senior faculty and administrators, per the official press release by Columbia.
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