Joschka Fischer

Former German foreign minister Joschka Fischer has been extended an offer to join [Princeton's] faculty..."It is true that I have received an offer from Princeton University, but I have not yet taken a decision," he told the German newspaper Handelsblatt in January. Fischer, who never finished college and has been criticized for his role in violent activism in the 1970s, has reportedly received a similar offer from Harvard...In a speech delivered at Princeton in November 2003, Fischer spoke of the incredible potential of the European Union and of the need for cooperation between the United States and Europe in order to achieve world peace. At the time, Wilson School professor Wolfgang Danspeckgruber called Fischer the "quintessential foreign policy maker of Europe." ~ Daily Princetonian 3/3/06

Funny how many changes to the faculty, particularly related to German Studies, there have been since I graduated. This would mark a significant investment and shift in the way the University focuses on Germany within Europe as a policy maker. Could be very interesting, enough so that I really do wish he comes!