Gov. Kaine to go back to teaching after leaving office

RICHMOND - Gov. Timothy M. Kaine has accepted a part-time teaching post at the University of Richmond after he leaves the Executive Mansion in January.

The school announced that Kaine will have a joint appointment in the university’s School of Law and Jepson School of Leadership Studies. He will have additional responsibilities in advancing the university’s strategic plan, The Richmond Promise.

Kaine, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, will teach one course a semester.

His first course will be offered at the Jepson School, during the spring semester. He will teach at the School of Law next fall.

The governor’s appointment to Richmond’s faculty is a part-time term appointment without tenure.

Kaine previously taught law at Richmond, including courses in professional responsibility, before he began his tenure in public office. He served on Richmond’s Council, as the city’s mayor and as lieutenant governor before he was elected governor in 2005.