Former FBI Director James Comey will hold a one-year position at Howard, delivering a series of five lectures related to public policy, the university said. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images Comey takes lecture post at Howard University

Former FBI Director James Comey will deliver a keynote address to Howard University students in the coming weeks and take on a part-time post giving lectures at the school.

The university said Wednesday that Comey, who was fired earlier this year by President Donald Trump, would speak at the convocation slated for Sept. 22, which is designed to welcome students to the historically black university.


Comey also will hold a one-year position at Howard, delivering a series of five lectures related to public policy, the university said.

“I am pleased to welcome Mr. Comey to Howard,” Howard University President Wayne A.I. Frederick said in a statement. “His expertise and understanding of the challenges we continue to face today will go a long way in sparking rich discussion and advancing meaningful debates across campus.”

Comey drew ire from Democrats last year for his handling of the investigation into a private email server used by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The FBI's investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election also was thrown into the limelight after Comey's firing, which led to the appointment of special counsel Robert Mueller to head the probe.

Flatiron Books said earlier this month that Comey had a book deal.



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