NEW YORK – Former New York Metropolis Mayor Bill de Blasio is headed to Harvard this fall as a educating fellow.
De Blasio, a Democrat who served as mayor from from 2014 to 2021, will participate in “quite a lot of discussions, occasions, and programming” on the Institute of Politics on the Harvard Kennedy College and can educate courses on management and public service on the Harvard T.H. Chan College of Public Well being, the faculties stated in separate bulletins Wednesday.
Kim Janey, the previous performing mayor of Boston, can even function a fellow on the public well being college.
“We’re thrilled to welcome Mayor de Blasio and Mayor Janey to campus as Menschel Senior Management Fellows,” Dean Michelle A. Williams stated.
Williams stated each officers grappled with public well being crises, together with COVID-19, homelessness and the opioid epidemic.
“Their insights and their mentorship will likely be tremendously useful to college students who aspire to public workplace, in addition to to those that wish to lead in different sectors,” she stated.
On the Institute of Politics, de Blasio will likely be joined by different fellows, together with former Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven.
Setti Warren, interim director of the institute, stated de Blasio’s “a long time of expertise in native authorities, federal companies, nationwide campaigns, and operating the biggest metropolis within the nation will present invaluable perception to our college students and the Harvard group.”
De Blasio, who grew up in Massachusetts and is a die-hard Boston Purple Sox fan, was prevented by time period limits from searching for a 3rd four-year time period as mayor.
After an unsuccessful marketing campaign for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, de Blasio flirted this yr with operating for governor of New York and later mounted a short run for a congressional district that features his Brooklyn house.
