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

The Ford Foundation has settled on its next leader. Yale Law School Dean Heather Gerken will succeed Darren Walker as the ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

On Friday, Yale Law School (YLS) fired Dr. Helyeh Doutaghi in violation of her basic democratic rights. Falling in line with the witch-hunting campaign directed by the Trump administration against ...

Usha Chilukuri Vance, the Second Lady, has a unique profile. Her journey includes elite degrees and Supreme Court experience.

Despite Yale’s transformative role in his life, Mr. Vance’s relationship with the school could be summed up as conflicted. Graduating from Yale was “the coolest thing” he had ever done ...