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Kannon Shanmugam
KannonShanmugam
Congrats also to @GerkenHeather, who is leaving Yale Law School to become the president of the Ford Foundation:
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/us/ford-foundation-heather-gerken-yale-law-school.html
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Richard Florida
Richard_Florida
A great appointment. And a great appointment for cities. She has done really super interesting work on the need for a more vibrant federalism and to evolve power from national and state governments down to cities and local communities: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/us/ford-foundation-heather-gerken-yale-law-school.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare via @NYTimes
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Orin Kerr
OrinKerr
Yale Law Dean Heather Gerken will leave Yale this fall to become President of the Ford Foundation. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/us/ford-foundation-heather-gerken-yale-law-school.html
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R. Michael Alvarez
rmichaelalvarez
Congrats to @GerkenHeather! Big news for #ElectionScience.
Ford Foundation’s New Leader Says She’ll Work to Protect Democracy www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/us/ford-foundation-heather-gerken-yale-law-school.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare via @NYTimes
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By James Pollard
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By Hailey Konnath
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By James Pollard
Ford Foundation selects Yale dean and democracy scholar Heather Gerken to succeed Darren Walker
By James Pollard
Ford Foundation selects Yale dean and democracy scholar Heather Gerken to succeed Darren Walker
By James Pollard
Ford Foundation selects Yale dean and democracy scholar Heather Gerken to succeed Darren Walker
By James Pollard
Ford Foundation selects Yale dean and democracy scholar Heather Gerken to succeed Darren Walker
By James Pollard