Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo joins Columbia University months after not being tapped for the second administration.

Pompeo, a longtime ally of Israel, takes the role as other elite schools face pressure to show an openness to conservative ideas, the Wall Street Journal reported.

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

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 distinguished fellow starting March 1 and will keep the position through February 2026,