Heather K. Gerken, the dean of Yale Law School, will run the powerful philanthropy, known for pushing for social justice.

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

NEW YORK (AP) — The Ford Foundation has settled on its next leader.

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.

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

Akhil Reed Amar is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University, where he teaches constitutional law in ...

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

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During his first semester at Yale Law School in 2010, JD was part of Chua’s “small group,” a formally assigned roster of around 16 to 18 students who share an advisor and take all their ...

The Yale Law School of Economics, which has adherents on both the left and right, marks a significant break from the orthodoxy of most economic theory and the empirical evidence of the past.

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

Congratulations to Yale Law School Dean Heather Gerken on this new phase of her career. See this NYT story.