Following his resignation in April, former Philadelphia 76ers General Manager Sam Hinkie spent a few months off the radar. Until now.

When Hinkie left his position earlier in the year, he penned a heartfelt, highly scrutinized public letter that left basketball fans intrigued and amused in equal measure. It’s not often that a departing member of an NBA front office will feel the need to release a thesis on his tenure but he clearly wanted to defend his much maligned “process.”

Although many will argue that Hinkie’s strategy of building through the draft has created a losing culture in Philadelphia, there can be no debate that with the wealth of young talent they will take into next season, the organization has been left in an opportunity to succeed.

While fans knew the position that the Sixers were in, no one knew until recently what exactly Hinkie had been up to since his resignation. The former GM rose from the shadows this week to update his followers on his current whereabouts, his gap year and his unexpected love of snowboarding.

One takeaway from Hinkie’s online diatribe was when he suggested that he would be teaching at Stanford University, his alma mater.

In an attempt to get further information on Hinkie’s educational pursuits, Kevin Draper from Deadspin contacted Stanford’s Graduate School of Business directly and received the following in return:

“We are excited that former General Manager and President of Basketball Operations of the Philadelphia 76ers, Sam Hinkie, will be a guest speaker in one or more class sessions in our sports management courses at the Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB). This furthers the GSB priority of including dozens of guest speakers each year who provide real-world perspective into management issues.”

In order to get to the bottom of what exactly Hinkie’s contribution would be at Stanford, Draper attempted to get clarification on what his affiliation would entail, which prompted the response below.

“I understand your confusion. Sam Hinkie will be a guest speaker at one or more class sessions taught by George Foster. He is not a member of our faculty. This is a common practice of the GSB to bring in guests to enrich the student experience.”

Clearly, Sam Hinkie’s openness and verbose statements have opened him up to extra attention and occasionally unnecessary criticism from the media but this recent development has amused many.

I wish you the best Professor Hinkie.