Yale Daily News

Updated: Monday, November 23, 2009 1:03 a.m.

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On the ground | Blair returns to Yale

Staff Reporter
Published Friday, October 24, 2008

Without the fanfare of a packed Woolsey Hall, Tony Blair returned to campus on Thursday to resume his role as professor in his “Faith and Globalization” course.

Tucked away in a law school classroom, Blair spoke to the 25 students enrolled in the class. During the class, “Persons of Faith Who are Publicly Engaged,” the former British Prime Minister argued that public figures benefit from understanding faith, given its importance in global affairs, but they must balance the dictates of their personal conscience with the opinions of their constituents.

Blair was not speaking...

#1 By Ultimate Post Professorship 7:28a.m. on October 24, 2008

Professor Blair? Professor Zedillo? How about Professor Olmert and Profesor Gorbachev? Maybe there should be a Presidential Professorship at Yale. And an Assistant Professorship for Bush.

#2 By (Anonymous) 1:26p.m. on October 24, 2008

The Blair Regime Nick Griffin spoke of. His visit only confirms the idea of a communist sonspiracy based at Yale.

#3 By (Anonymous) 6:57p.m. on October 27, 2008

I saw the headline and immediately thought to myself "Wait, how do they know what happens in this week's Gossip Girl already?!"

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