Yale University says former British Prime Minister Tony Blair will teach at the New Haven, Conn., school next year.Blair has been appointed the Howland Distinguished Fellow and will lead a seminar on issues of faith and globalization. The school says his efforts relate to the work of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, which he is launching later this year. The deans of Yale’s management and divinity schools are working on details of the program.
Yale President Richard Levin says the appointment will provide a tremendous opportunity for students and the Yale community. Blair was prime minister of Britain from 1997 until he resigned last year.
-with a report from CP