Where did Barack Obama teach constitutional law?

Barack Obama taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago. He joined the University of Chicago Law School as a lecturer and later became a senior lecturer, teaching there from 1992 until 2004.

Obama’s teaching career followed his work as a community organizer in Chicago and his graduation from Harvard Law School in 1991. At the law school, he taught courses involving constitutional law, voting rights, and race and the law. He continued teaching while serving in the Illinois State Senate, often balancing evening classes with legislative responsibilities.

The position helped establish Obama’s reputation in Chicago before his national political career began. He left regular teaching after winning election to the U.S. Senate in 2004. A common mix-up is calling him a full tenured law professor: his official title was lecturer or senior lecturer, not a tenured professor. The university itself is the University of Chicago, while the specific institution where he taught was its Law School.