WATCH: Hillary Clinton's Columbia University Teaching Promo Gets Slammed Online, See What Critics Said...

While some students are excited to learn from her experience in the White House, others are critical of the university’s decision to hire such a high-profile figure. For those lucky enough to take the course, they’ll receive an inside look into the policy process, as well as an examination of historical and contemporary contexts, such as the search for Osama bin Laden, the ‘red line’ in Syria, and negotiating with Iran.

Glenn Greenwald, an independent journalist, criticized Clinton’s new role by highlighting her record of advocating for wars in the last three decades, including Iraq, Libya, Syria, and Ukraine. He shared a video of Clinton remarking, “We came. We saw. He died,” after Gaddafi was murdered, noting the resultant decade of slavery, ISIS, and anarchy that followed in Libya.

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March 24, 2023

In response, Jules, a 20-year-old sophomore majoring in political ecology and theater, expressed her disapproval of the university’s tendency to hire big names. Her friend Fiona, a 19-year-old environmental humanities major, echoed her sentiments, noting her preference for taking a course taught by someone from a marginalized background.

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Annamaria Belevitch, a 20-year-old political science major, said she was “always good” to see a big name on campus and noted that Clinton’s lived experience in the office could be an interesting perspective. She added that Clinton’s tenure in the White House makes her a valuable tutor and expressed her interest in seeing how she would run the course.

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The five-year joint degree program, open to Columbia School of International and Public Affairs students and undergraduate students from Columbia College, Barnard College, and Columbia University School of General Studies, will give “future participants in the policy process” the necessary background to draw on in high-pressure situations. The University claims the class will provide “future participants in the policy process” with the tools to deal with high-pressure situations.