ANN ARBOR, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – The University of Michigan has hired ousted Democratic Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot as a visiting professor.
According to the university, Lightfoot will join the Ford School of Public Policy faculty in the fall as a Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence.
“We are delighted to welcome U-M alum Mayor Lori Lightfoot back to her alma mater,” said Ford School Dean Celeste Watkins-Hayes. “With her extensive experience as a public servant, Mayor Lightfoot will offer her insightful and multifaceted perspective to our students and inspire our future leaders to grapple with the opportunities and the deep complexities of leadership.”
Lightfoot served as Chicago’s mayor from 2019 to 2023 as the first Black female and first openly gay person in that role. Gun violence increased under her tenure.
In the spring of 2023, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott started busing illegal immigrants to Chicago after Lightfoot declared it a “welcoming city.”
In addition, former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio will return to U of M in the fall in the same capacity after coming aboard this past winter.
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