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.

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

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

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, ...

Gerken has been the dean of the Yale Law School since 2017, and is currently serving her second term, which was scheduled to conclude in 2027. She was the first woman to serve as the law school's dean ...

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Heather Gerken, the first woman to serve as dean of Yale Law School, is now the "frontrunner" to take over as university president despite a series of controversies, according to a new report.

HEATHER GERKEN: Thank you so much for having me, Andy. ANDY SERWER: So I know one thing that you're very excited to talk about is that you recently extended full-tuition need-based scholarships.

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 ...