Amal Clooney is joining the faculty of Columbia University as a visiting lecturer.
Columbia announced on Friday that Clooney will lecture on human rights this spring. She also will serve as a senior fellow with its law school’s Human Rights Institute.
Clooney served as a senior adviser to Kofi Annan when he was the UN’s envoy to Syria. She also represented WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in extradition proceedings.
Human Rights Institute co-director Sarah H Cleveland says Clooney’s “extensive experience” will enrich the experience of Columbia’s students.
The lawyer married actor George Clooney in September. They’re based in London, but he’s filming Money Monster with Julia Roberts in New York this spring. Jodie Foster is directing the movie.
