Report: Obama heading back to Columbia University in 2017

President Obama is reportedly going back to college after he leaves the White House.

On Monday, Lee Bollinger, president of Obama's alma mater Columbia University, announced during an event on campus that the school is looking forward to hosting Obama in 2017, the Columbia Spectator reports. Bollinger didn't say what role the president will have, but before becoming commander in chief, Obama was a professor at the University of Chicago Law School.

Update 10:07 p.m. EDT: In a statement to Reuters, the White House said: "The President has long talked about his respect for Columbia University and his desire to continue working with them. However, at this point no decisions have been finalized about his post-Presidency plans."

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