- Former Rep. Liz Cheney is about to become a professor at the University of Virginia's Center for Politics.
- The former Jan. 6 committee vice chair was defeated by a Trump-backed challenger last year.
- Once the chairwoman of the House GOP conference, Cheney became a prominent anti-Trump voice.
Former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming is about to become a professor at the University of Virginia's Center for Politics.
Cheney's employment as a professor of practice at the prominent public university is set to begin immediately and will run through at least the 2023 fall semester, according to a news release.
In her new role, she will participate in the center's research, and deliver university-wide lectures, and serve as a guest lecturer in student seminars.
"Preserving our constitutional republic is the most important work of our time, and our nation's young people will play a crucial role in this effort," said Cheney in a statement, saying she was "delighted" to be starting her new role. "I look forward to working with students and colleagues at the Center to advance the important work they and others at the University of Virginia are doing to improve the health of democracy here and around the world," said Cheney.
"There are many threats facing our system of government and I hope my work with the Center for Politics and the broader community at the University of Virginia will contribute to finding lasting solutions that not only preserve but strengthen our democracy," she added.
"Our students will have an incredible opportunity to learn from Liz Cheney, who has fiercely defended democracy as part of a distinguished career," said University President Jim Ryan.
Cheney, once a rising star in her party and the chair of the House GOP conference, recently departed Congress after she was defeated by Republican Harriet Hageman, who had the backing of former President Donald Trump and House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy, and dozens of other prominent Republicans.
After voting to impeach Trump for incitement of an insurrection following January 6, Cheney became the vice chair of the January 6 committee, which investigated the former president's role in seeking to overturn the results of the 2020 election.