Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will be headed to Columbia University this spring to teach a course on diplomacy, the university confirmed to Axios Monday. Why it matters: The former Trump administration official's arrival at the school comes roughly a year after the Ivy League university became the epicenter of college campus protests over the Israel-Hamas war.

Mike Pompeo, President Trump’s secretary of State in his first term, is joining Columbia University as a fellow starting in March.   He will be joining the Institute of Global Politics as a

Elite schools face pressure to show they are open to conservative ideas.

The announcement comes at a time when Columbia faces continued scrutiny from the administration and Congress over antisemitic activity and accusations of political bias

Pompeo, who served in President Trump’s first term, will be a fellow for one year at Columbia’s international relations school.