Chris Christie to teach Yale course on running for political office

Jack Aylmer

CLASS IS IN SESSION. FORMER NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR CHRIS CHRISTIE IS HEADING BACK TO SCHOOL, BUT THIS TIME AS A PROFESSOR.

CHRISTIE, A TWO-TIME REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE WHO CAME UP SHORT BOTH TIMES, WILL BE TEACHING A COURSE AT YALE UNIVERSITY THIS SEMESTER. THIS WEEKLY SEMINAR, ‘HOW TO RUN A POLITICAL CAMPAIGN,’ WILL BE OFFERED TO BOTH UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS.

ACCORDING TO THE COURSE DESCRIPTION, STUDENTS WILL DIVE INTO CRITICAL ASPECTS OF RUNNING A POLITICAL CAMPAIGN. CHRISTIE WILL GUIDE STUDENTS THROUGH THE INCREASING RELIANCE ON TECHNOLOGY, THE CHALLENGES OF FUNDRAISING AND WHAT IT TAKES TO LEAD SUCCESSFULLY. 

CHRISTIE’S MOST RECENT ATTEMPT TO SECURE THE REPUBLICAN NOMINATION ENDED IN JANUARY, JUST DAYS BEFORE THE IOWA CAUCUSES, WHEN HE ACKNOWLEDGED THERE WAS NO PATH TO VICTORY. 

THIS NEW TEACHING ROLE FOLLOWS A TALK THE FORMER GOVERNOR GAVE AT YALE IN APRIL, WHERE HE EMPHASIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF TRUTH IN LEADERSHIP. 

IT’S NOT CHRISTIE’S ONLY JOB OUTSIDE OF POLITICS. IN 2021 – HE BEGAN WORKING FOR THE NEW YORK METS – SITTING ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. A POSITION HE RECEIVES NO COMPENSATION FOR.