By Greg Hazley
P.J. Crowley, the State Department public affairs chief who resigned in March after criticizing the Pentagon detention of a suspected WikiLeaks accomplice, has taken a teaching chair at Penn State University covering law and international affairs.
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The university said Crowley was named the 2011-12 recipient of the Gen. Omar N. Bradley Chair in Strategic Leadership which will have him handling research and teaching interests on national security policy, public diplomacy and the impact of the global media environment on conflict, policy and politics.
“I will use current developments such as Guantanamo, WikiLeaks and the unfolding Middle East transformation to discuss how the U.S. deploys military, civilian, and economic power in a manner consistent with its values and interests,” he said.
He’ll teach at Penn State’s Dickinson School of Law and its School of International Affairs.
PS Law Dean Philip McConnaughay noted in a statement that Crowley’s interest in the role of social media and the use of international partnerships beyond military power will “force students to think outside of the usual paradigms for solving global conflicts.”
Crowley, a veteran PA official, led PA for the State Dept. from the outset of the Obama administration. Speaking to an MIT seminar class in March, he referred to Pfc. Bradley Manning’s confinement as “ridiculous, counterproductive and stupid.” He resigned without apologizing or recanting the remarks.
Crowley’s chair at Penn State is supported by the U.S. Army War College.
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