was barack obama a teacher
UC Law School statement: The Law School has received many media requests about Barack Obama, especially about his status as Senior Lecturer.. From 1992 until his election to the U.S. Senate in 2004, Barack Obama served as a professor in the Law School. He was a Lecturer from 1992 to 1996. He was a Senior Lecturer from 1996 to 2004, during which time he taught three courses per year.