Tony Blair’s first day at Yale last Friday was, as expected, a media circus.

Hundreds of students came out to greet the former British Prime Minister and welcome him to Yale where he will be teaching “Faith and Globalization” for the next three years, but of course, they were not alone.

Droves of reporters swarmed the Ivy League campus as well – all hoping to score an interview with the politician-turned-celebrity. And so, Blair’s first order of business for the day ended up not being lecturing, but rather giving a long string of television interviews.

When it came time to finally attend his seminar, students were greeted with yet another group of quote-hungry journalists, who lined the hallway patiently waiting for Blair’s arrival.

Given all the hype surrounding Blair’s presence on campus, one would expect his lecture – at the very least – to blow the collective minds of all the students in attendance, but sadly, that didn’t end up being the case.

The Yale Daily News reports:

Although they might have been starstruck at first, the lucky students in Blair’s class — six from both the Divinity School and the School of Management, seven from other Yale graduate and professional schools and six from Yale College, selected from an applicant pool of 350 — were definitely not dumbstruck. While it was their first class with first-time teacher Blair, the students confidently held forth on the topic “Stakes in Faith and Globalization,” much as students in any other Yale seminar. The passionate two-hour exchange, co-lead by Blair and Divinity School professor Miroslav Volf, set the stage for a semester of intense and star-studded discussion.

In other words, the seminar was just like any other taught at the university – except with a celebrity at the helm of the discussion.

Not surprising, but still, underwhelming.

Thankfully, the circus is not expected to show up again this week, so students in the seminar probably won’t have to worry about fighting through another crowd to get into their seats.