Re: Tony Blair to Teach at Yale Uni
 

I guess, but from an American point of view, it makes sense. Americans tend to view the British as sophisticated and intelligent, and so a well known Brit will help re-enforce that. Americans would love to go around saying: "I went to Oxford, England", even if it was only Oxford Brookes.

Also, Yale is an important university for politics, so to have one of the world's most famous and influential ex-politicans on its books teaching, is a real coup for them.

Re: Tony Blair to Teach at Yale Uni
 

Or indeed Oxford Circus :D

Re: Tony Blair to Teach at Yale Uni
 

Something I forgot to add, Cherie Blair is always getting offers for the very lucrative US lecture circuit, so it work out perfectly for the two of them.

Although I think with the ACLU, they've suffered enough without letting Cherie Booth QC on them.

Re: Tony Blair to Teach at Yale Uni
 

Tony is in distinguished company:

This is an investment - having "big names" giving a few seminars costs a bit of money, but brings in much more for the university. Remember, many US universities do not rely on handouts from the government, unlike the situation in the UK.