Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has accepted a new position with Columbia University.
The school made the announcement on its website Thursday, saying Clinton will be joining the university as professor of practice at the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) and presidential fellow at Columbia World Projects (CWP).
“I have had the great pleasure of knowing Hillary personally for three decades, since her early days as First Lady of the United States. Her public service has expanded since then, most notably in her remarkably successful tenure as Senator for the State of New York, in her impressive role as Secretary of State, and in her two historic and record-breaking presidential campaigns,” President Lee C. Bollinger said in a statement.
He added, “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.”
Clinton shared she is “honored to join Columbia University, and the School of International and Public Affairs and Columbia World Projects.”
She explained, “Columbia’s commitment to educating the next generation of U.S. and global policy leaders, translating insights into impact, and helping to address some of the world’s most pressing challenges resonates personally with me. I look forward to contributing to these efforts.”
The university shared that Clinton will work with Dean Keren Yarhi-Milo and other senior faculty and administrators on a “variety of major initiatives” and begin engaging with students in the beginning of the 2023-2024 school year.
“She is a remarkable leader who has been on the frontlines of virtually every critical challenge facing our world today—from the global fight to save democracy, her advocacy for women’s rights, and her staunch defense of marginalized people everywhere,” Yarhi-Milo said.
Additionally, Clinton will assist a “major SIPA effort to convene outstanding policy thinkers from around the world to develop innovative policy solutions,” according to the university.
In Clinton’s position with Columbia World Projects, she will assist executive Vice President for Columbia Global and CWP Director Wafaa El-Sadr and CWP Deputy Director Ira Katznelson.
“We look forward to welcoming this extraordinarily accomplished global leader and passionate advocate for women, children, and social justice to Columbia World Projects. We are eager for her contributions to our efforts to advance rigorous scholarship and pursue sound policies and effective actions,” El-Sadr said.
Clinton’s new position comes after she made headlines in 2022 for the release of her show with her daughter titled, “Gutsy.”
