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Rick Pildes covered the exciting news that Heather Gerken is going to head the Ford Foundation, after a successful stint as Yale Law School dean. And even better, as the NYT headline puts it, Ford ...
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.
The Ford Foundation has announced Yale Law School Dean Heather Gerken as its next president. Gerken, a leading expert on ...
The New York-based Ford Foundation, a significant funder in Detroit, has named Heather Gerken, dean of Yale Law School, as ...
Students and faculty praised the Yale Law School dean’s responses to challenges and controversies and reflected on her ...
Gerken has been the dean of the Yale Law School since 2017, and is currently serving her second term, which was scheduled to ...
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.
Yale Law Dean Heather Gerken is leaving that post to become the president of the Ford Foundation in November, the foundation announced Tuesday.
The constitutional law scholar Heather K. Gerken will oversee the Ford Foundation, a $16bn philanthropic entity with an eye towards social justice ...