Dr. Anthony Fauci joined the Georgetown University 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 serve as “Distinguished Undergraduate Professor in the School of Medicine’s Department of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases.” as well as a meeting at the University’s McCourt School of Public Policy.
Georgetown calls the role awarded to Fauci “its most significant professional honor” that is reserved for faculty members “whose outstanding achievements in scholarship, teaching and service have earned them significant recognition in the Academy “.
However, as College Fix reported on Friday, Fauci does not appear to have taught any courses at the school since his appointment.
Fox News Digital reviewed the catalog of courses available on Georgetown’s website as of the summer 2023 semester and found no courses listed with Fauci as an instructor from 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 to undergraduates and graduate students and others from the School of Medicine, School of Health, School of Public Policy, Law Center, and Walsh School of Foreign Service,” in instead of teaching. , according to an August interview with The Georgetowner. He also “made himself available for one-on-one meetings. “
Fauci also joined Georgetown’s O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law as a “Distinguished Senior Scholar” in April 2024.
Georgetown said Fauci would advance “the right to health” and provide “a critical perspective on identifying and responding to pressing national and global public health concerns” in the additional position.
As the public face of the federal government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, Fauci has come under scrutiny for his handling of the pandemic. He faced fresh criticism this month after a report detailing the findings of a two-year congressional investigation into the pandemic was released.
The congressional subcommittee report found that the virus most likely emerged from a laboratory in Wuhan, China, and that social distancing and masking were not supported by scientific data.
The report said Fauci “played a critical role in discrediting the lab leak theory” among senior scientific circles in early 2020 and later to the public.
His congressional testimony to Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., the report said, misled the public about the National Institutes of Health’s funding for research to benefit the function of the coronavirus labs.
Politico reported earlier this month that President Biden is considering preemptive pardons for Fauci and other political figures ahead of President-elect Trump’s return to the White House in January.
Georgetown did not respond to questions from Fox News Digital about Fauci’s professorial role or salary.
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