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Harold Ford Jr.'s Vanderbilt Class Fills in Less Than Half an Hour

January 17, 2007 RSS Feed Print
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Former Rep. Harold Ford Jr. may have lost his Senate bid last November, but he posted a phenomenal victory at Vanderbilt Monday, filling his first class as visiting professor the same day it was announced. One thing this indicates: Vandy kids—at least 20 of them—like Harold Ford Jr. Another thing: Vandy kids do not leave their computers. The E-mail announcing the class—which will discuss the "dynamism of political leadership"—was sent at 11:35 a.m., and the class had filled by noon, the Hustler reports.

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