Former Rep. Caroline Maloney takes office at Hunter College in New York

Former Rep. Carolyn Maloney, who Lost Democratic Primary to Longtime Colleague Jerry Nadler When last year’s redistricting process placed them in the same New York City district, they will spend the spring semester teaching students at Hunter College’s Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute, college officials announced Tuesday.

Maloney will be the honorary leader of Eleanor Roosevelt at the residence of Roosevelt House, a public policy institute located in the former home of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt in New York, Hunter President Jennifer Raab said.

“We are honored and delighted to welcome Carolyn Maloney to Hunter,” Raab said in a press release. “Her extensive experience in Washington DC on social and economic issues, especially issues of deep concern to women and girls, provides a practical and inspiring basis for teaching and mentoring our public policy and human rights students.”

Maloney, 76, has championed women’s rights as well as health care for World Trade Center first responders during her three decades in Congress.

According to Raab, Maloney also advocated the preservation of the Roosevelt House on Manhattan’s East Side. “So with a sense of history coming full circle, we look forward to sharing her knowledge, legendary energy, and passionate advocacy for students, faculty, and the public in the historic building she once fought with us to save. ” she said.

Hunter, founded in 1870, is the largest college in the City University of New York system.

Maloney said she “was thrilled to continue her public service career at Hunter College in the city’s preeminent university system, helping to nurture a new generation of progressive leaders through education, mentorship and hands-on involvement in the political process.” ”