Dr. Anthony Fauci joined Georgetown University's faculty last year as a “distinguished university professor,” but he has yet to teach a single course, a new report says.
The City of Georgetown announced that in the summer of 2023, Dr. Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, will become a Distinguished University Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the School of Medicine. He also held an appointment at the university's McCourt School of Public Policy.
phone call to georgetown The role gave Fauci the “most significant professional honor” given to faculty members who “have achieved significant recognition within the academy for extraordinary achievements in scholarship, teaching, and service.”
however, The College Fix reported On Friday, Fauci did not appear to have taught any courses at the school since taking office.
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We reviewed Fox News Digital course catalog The course was available retroactively to the summer 2023 semester on Georgetown's website, but since then, no courses have been found with Fauci listed as an instructor.
The private Jesuit university said in its initial announcement that Fauci will “participate in medical and graduate education and engage with students.”
Since taking office, Fauci has given “lectures, seminars, and fireside chats to undergraduates, students, and other students from the School of Medicine, School of Health, School of Public Policy, School of Law, Walsh School of Foreign Service, and other students.” . According to an interview in August george towner. He was also “receptive to one-on-one meetings.”
Fauci also joined Georgetown's O'Neill National Institute for Global Health Law as a “distinguished senior fellow” in April 2024.
WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 3: Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a special briefing of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee on the Coronavirus Pandemic at the Rayburn House Office Building on June 3. I arrived to testify before the committee. 2024, Washington DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Georgetown said Fauci will advance the “right to health” in this additional capacity and provide “an important perspective for identifying and responding to urgent national and global public health concerns.” said.
As the public face of the federal government's coronavirus pandemic response, Fauci has faced intense scrutiny over his handling of the pandemic. He faced fresh criticism this month after the release of a report detailing the findings of a two-year parliamentary inquiry into the pandemic.
A Congressional subcommittee report found that the virus It's highly likely that it came out of the laboratory. Wuhan, China, argued that social distancing and masks were not supported by scientific data.
The report said Fauci “played a key role in denigrating the lab leak theory” among the top scientific community in early 2020 and then to the general public. The report says his Congressional testimony to Sen. Rand Paul, Republican of Kentucky, misled the public about National Institutes of Health funding for the Coronavirus Institute's gain-of-function research.
Politico reported earlier this month that President Biden is considering preemptive pardons for Fauci and other politicians ahead of President-elect Trump's return to the White House in January.
Georgetown did not respond to Fox News Digital's questions about Fauci's professorial role or salary.
Fox News' Danielle Wallace and Stephen Sorace contributed to this report.
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