Heather K. Gerken, the dean of the 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.

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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

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.

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