Bill
06-01-2023, 11:17am
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2023/6/1/23744640/former-chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoot-to-teach-at-harvard-t-h-chan-school-of-public-health
WASHINGTON — Former Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s next chapter will take her to the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, where she will teach a course tentatively titled “Health Policy and Leadership,” drawing heavily on her experiences steering Chicago through the COVID-19 pandemic and grappling with health equity issues.
Lightfoot will be the Richard L. and Ronay A. Menschel Senior Leadership Fellow at the school for the quarter beginning at the end of August.
Eric Andersen, the director, Senior Leadership Fellows Program and Studio Programming at the school, said in an interview, “we reached out” to Lightfoot because “I think as mayor and as a leader she faced many pressing public health issues, most notable navigating the pandemic.
“We believe our students will benefit from her experiences, insights and knowledge of leadership decision-making.”
The Menschel program, the school said in a statement, “offers a rare opportunity for those who have recently served in top-level positions in government, multilateral institutions, nonprofit organizations and journalism to spend time at the school mentoring and teaching students who aspire to similar roles. Lightfoot will hold regular office hours to meet with students, faculty and staff during her time on campus.”
Previous Menschel fellows have included former mayors and governors, most recently last year ex-New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and former Boston Mayor Kim Janey.
Lightfoot wrapped up one term as Chicago mayor on May 15 after losing a re-election bid, and the Harvard posting is one piece of the post-mayor life she is putting together, she said in an interview Wednesday.
I'm thinking the class should be named "how to Succeed at Business Destroy a City without Really Trying.
WASHINGTON — Former Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s next chapter will take her to the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, where she will teach a course tentatively titled “Health Policy and Leadership,” drawing heavily on her experiences steering Chicago through the COVID-19 pandemic and grappling with health equity issues.
Lightfoot will be the Richard L. and Ronay A. Menschel Senior Leadership Fellow at the school for the quarter beginning at the end of August.
Eric Andersen, the director, Senior Leadership Fellows Program and Studio Programming at the school, said in an interview, “we reached out” to Lightfoot because “I think as mayor and as a leader she faced many pressing public health issues, most notable navigating the pandemic.
“We believe our students will benefit from her experiences, insights and knowledge of leadership decision-making.”
The Menschel program, the school said in a statement, “offers a rare opportunity for those who have recently served in top-level positions in government, multilateral institutions, nonprofit organizations and journalism to spend time at the school mentoring and teaching students who aspire to similar roles. Lightfoot will hold regular office hours to meet with students, faculty and staff during her time on campus.”
Previous Menschel fellows have included former mayors and governors, most recently last year ex-New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and former Boston Mayor Kim Janey.
Lightfoot wrapped up one term as Chicago mayor on May 15 after losing a re-election bid, and the Harvard posting is one piece of the post-mayor life she is putting together, she said in an interview Wednesday.
I'm thinking the class should be named "how to Succeed at Business Destroy a City without Really Trying.