{
  "id": 3098845,
  "title": "Auf UN-Posten folgt Professur: Kreise: Baerbock wechselt an New Yorker Columbia Universität",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/auf-un-posten-folgt-professur-kreise-baerbock-wechselt-an-new-yorker",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T19:54:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/auf-un-posten-folgt-professur-kreise-baerbock-wechselt-an-new-yorker-columbia-universitaet/100249404.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Annalena Baerbock, a prominent Green Party politician, is set to transition from her United Nations (UN) role to a professorship at Columbia University in New York. According to sources close to the matter, the 52-year-old will take up the position of Professor of Global Leadership and Co-Director of the Master's program in Public Administration in Global Leadership in the autumn. Previously, \"Table Media\" reported on this news.\n\nThe UN post Baerbock held was a practical professorship, not a traditional research professorship. The program targets senior leaders with at least a decade of professional experience. Her UN tenure comes to an official end on September 8, with Khalilur Rahman of Bangladesh set to succeed her.\n\nBaerbock had previously expressed her comfort in New York and enjoyment of the city's diversity, describing it as \"freedom, honestly speaking,\" shortly after her arrival. She was elected president of the UN General Assembly in June 2025 with a landslide victory and assumed office at the beginning of September. Baerbock is only the fifth woman to lead the General Assembly.\n\nThroughout her year-long term, she focused on international crises, escalating tensions within the multilateral system, and various other pressing global issues. Strong advocate for reform and strengthening of the United Nations, Baerbock championed women's rights, climate protection, and sustainable development. She repeatedly emphasized the need for a transparent and inclusive selection process for António Guterres' successor and called for the appointment of the first female Secretary-General of the UN.",
  "summary": "Ihr Amt als Präsidentin der UN-Generalversammlung in New York läuft im September aus. Nach Deutschland wird die Grünen-Politikerin vorerst aber nicht zurückkehren.",
  "key_points": [
    "Annalena Baerbock moves from UN role to Columbia University professorship.",
    "Takes position of Professor of Global Leadership and Co-Director in autumn.",
    "UN tenure ends September 8, Khalilur Rahman succeeds her."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}