Lori Lightfoot (aka 'Mayor Beetlejuice') , the one-term Mayor of Chicago who was defeated in May, has announced she will be teaching a leadership course at Harvard University's Chan School of Public Health. Michelle Williams, dean of the school, commended 'her declaration of structural racism as a public health crisis' and her 'innovative initiative to bring mental health services to libraries and shelters.'
Lightfoot - who on May 10 told Politico she was 'excited about being a full-time mom, full-time spouse and a full-time private citizen' - said she was delighted at landing the prestigious job. Lightfoot has taught courses on trial advocacy at the University of Chicago and Northwestern law schools.
'I've always loved teaching, and the opportunity to get back to it is something I am excited about,' she tweeted.
Her appointment to teach leadership has raised eyebrows.
Lightfoot's approval ratings in office were consistently low: in January this year, only 9 percent of Chicagoans said their city was heading in the right direction.
Lightfoot, 60, presided over four years dominated by soaring crime, war with teachers' unions and police, and battles with the City Council. She stepped down on May 15 as the first mayor not to secure a second term in 40 years.
