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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Heather Gerken will be the 11th president of the Ford Foundation, chair of the board of trustees Francisco Cigarroa announced yesterday. Gerken will take over the role from Darren Walker, who ...

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.

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

The dean of one of the country's leading law schools is leaving New Haven for New York to take the helm of one of the nation's leading ...

The Ford Foundation has settled on its next leader. Yale Law School Dean Heather Gerken will succeed Darren Walker as the president of one of the largest US c ...