Driven from the House for being the GOP’s most vocal anti-Trump vice chairwoman, former Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney has landed a new position at the University of Virginia where she can continue criticizing the former president and threats she sees to democracy.
The school’s Center for Politics, directed by Larry Sabato, announced on Wednesday that Cheney will be the inaugural “Professor of Practice.”
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In that role, she will lecture and work with Sabato on pro-democracy projects at the college established by former President Thomas Jefferson and based in Charlottesville.
“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,” said Cheney in a statement.
We’re thrilled to share @RepLizCheney will be joining us as a Professor Practice. “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… https://t.co/TFEnHcPfag pic.twitter.com/UunvEGLC3x
— Center for Politics at UVA (@Center4Politics) March 1, 2023
The school’s president, Jim Ryan, added, “Our students will have an incredible opportunity to learn from Liz Cheney, who has fiercely defended democracy as part of a distinguished career. I’m delighted that she has chosen the University of Virginia and the Center for Politics as a next step, and I very much look forward to working with her.”
It’s a good post for Cheney, who helped lead the recent House Jan. 6 committee and who has a long record in promoting global democracy with her father, former Vice President Dick Cheney.
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Said Sabato, “With democracy under fire in this country and elsewhere around the world, Liz Cheney serves as a model of political courage and leadership. Liz will send a compelling message to students about integrity. She’s a true profile in courage, and she was willing to pay the price for her principles — and democracy itself.”
While she represented Wyoming in the House, rapidly rising to the top levels of leadership before her criticism of Trump prompted Republicans to boot her out as GOP conference chairwoman, she has deep roots in Virginia. She graduated from McLean High School and has lived in northern Virginia for years.
She has been rumored as a 2024 GOP presidential candidate, though she has made few moves to jump in.
