Fauci holds distinguished professor role at DC university but hasnt taught one class

Dr.Anthony Fauci joined Georgetown University’s faculty last year as a “distinguished university professor” but has yet to teach a single course, a new report says.Georgetown announced in the summer of 2023 that Dr.

Fauci, the former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, would be serving as “a Distinguished University Professor in the School of Medicine’s Department of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases,” as well as an appointment at the university’s McCourt School of Public Policy.Georgetown calls the role bestowed on Fauci its “most significant professional honor” that is reserved for faculty members “whose extraordinary accomplishments in scholarship, teaching, and service have earned them significant recognition in the Academy.”However, as the College Fix reported on Friday, Fauci appears to have not taught any courses at the school since his appointment.Fox News Digital reviewed the course catalog available on Georgetown’s website going back to the Summer 2023 semester and didn’t find any course listed with Fauci as an instructor since that time.The private Jesuit college said Fauci would “participate in medical and graduate education and engage with students,” in its initial announcement.Since his appointment, Fauci has “given lectures, seminars, and fireside chats for undergrads and for students and others from the School of Medicine, School of Health, School of Public Policy, Law Center and Walsh School of Foreign Service,” instead of teaching, according to an August interview with The Georgetowner.He also “made himself available for one-on-one meetings. ”Fauci also joined the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown as a “Distinguished Senior Scholar” in April 2024. Georgetown said that Fauci would advance “the right to health” and provide “a critical perspective on identifying and responding to urgent national and global pub...