Ford Foundation, one of the nation's largest philanthropies, names dean of Yale Law School to head it. Here's why.

The constitutional law scholar Heather K. Gerken will oversee the Ford Foundation, a $16bn philanthropic entity with an eye towards social justice ...

Yale Law dean Heather Gerken has been announced as the Ford Foundation's new president effective November, reported Reuters.

The Ford Foundation has announced Yale Law School Dean Heather Gerken as its next president. Gerken, a leading expert on ...

The New York-based Ford Foundation, a significant funder in Detroit, has named Heather Gerken, dean of Yale Law School, as ...

Heather Gerken, Yale Law School’s first woman dean, is stepping down after serving as dean for eight years to become president of the Ford Foundation.

Students and faculty praised the Yale Law School dean’s responses to challenges and controversies and reflected on her ...

Yale Law Dean Heather Gerken is leaving that post to become the president of the Ford Foundation in November, the foundation announced Tuesday.

The Lillian Goldman Law Library is expected to drain its wood-encased aquarium, which is more than two decades old, as early ...

A graduate student with disabilities isn’t entitled to a preliminary injunction stopping Yale Law School from discharging her ...

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During her tenure as dean, Gerken has focused on increasing the diversity within the law school. She launched two pipeline–to ...