Fauci lands retirement post as Georgetown professor

Former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci will join the faculty of Georgetown University as a Distinguished University Professor, the school announced on Monday.

"We are deeply honored to welcome Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, a dedicated public servant, humanitarian and visionary global health leader, to Georgetown," Georgetown President John J. DeGioia stated. "Dr. Fauci has embodied the Jesuit value of being in service to others throughout his career, and we are grateful to have his expertise, strong leadership and commitment to guiding the next generation of leaders to meet the pressing issues of our time."

Fauci achieved international recognition during the COVID-19 pandemic, but also became a highly polarizing figure due to his advocacy for strict lockdown procedures.

He has maintained a longstanding connection to Georgetown by virtue of his wife, Christine, who attended the university. The pair were married in the school's Dahlgren Chapel.

"I am delighted to join the Georgetown family, an institution steeped in clinical and academic excellence with an emphasis on the Jesuit tradition of public service," Fauci said in the same announcement. "This is a natural extension of my scientific, clinical and public health career, which was initially grounded from my high school and college days where I was exposed to intellectual rigor, integrity and service-mindedness of Jesuit institutions."

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