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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

That’s the headline in the NYT, and the second exaggerated NYT headline I’ve flagged today. I don’t know that the article actually delivers what the headline promises (and headlines are usually not, ...

NCSL’s election bill roundup notes the shift of this year’s crop: With most legislatures having adjourned, the number of election bills introduced was 3,160, with 331 of them enacted into law across ...

Heather Cox Richardson It has been another active year for Richardson, who was also named among USA Today’s “Women of the Year” for 2022. Her popular Substack daily newsletter “ Letters from an ...

As someone whose scholarly writings have explored the impact and legacy of the presidencies of Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, and Dwight Eisenhower, among others, Professor of History Heather ...