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

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

Heather K. Gerken, the dean of the law school, will run the powerful philanthropy, known for pushing for social justice.

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

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

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

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.

Heather Gerken, dean of the Yale University Law and former Obama advisor, is expected to focus on democracy, the rule of law, ...

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

Today, Dr. Francisco Cigarroa, chair of the board of trustees of the Ford Foundation, announced that Heather Gerken will ...

“I was overwhelmed by how welcomed I was,” Gerken told Law.com in a recent interview. “I would walk down the halls and have older male alumni reach out and say, ‘It’s about time!’” ...