Alumni in the News

Photograph of the beginning of the U.S. Constitution: "We the People..."

Wednesday, November 23, 2022

Margaret H. Marshall ’76: “Do What You Can Today”

Margaret H. Marshall sitting in her law officeMargaret H. Marshall ’76 has always been an advocate for justice at heart. But she never thought she would be a lawyer. 

Dean Heather K. Gerken and Hillary Rodham Clinton

Dean Heather K. Gerken and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton ’73 held a conversation in which Clinton described her career path and how she defines leadership.

Tuesday, November 1, 2022

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ’73 Headlines Transformational Leadership Week

The Tsai Leadership Program hosted Transformational Leadership Week, a series of major events at the Law School that brought experts from both the public and private sectors to talk to students about their work as leaders.

Reginald Dwayne Betts ’16

Tuesday, November 1, 2022

“The Years That We’ve Lost”

At 16, Reginald Dwayne Betts ’16 was sentenced to nine years in prison. That’s where he discovered he was a poet.

a running faucet, a microscope, and a stethoscope

Tuesday, October 25, 2022

Alumni Tackle Health Law Issues Facing Society Today

Three Law School alumni working in health law discuss their efforts, their greatest challenges, and their hopes for the future.

alumni gathered in the Courtyard at Alumni Weekend

Sixteen reunion classes gathered in New Haven for Alumni Weekend 2022.

Monday, October 24, 2022

Graduates Welcomed Back for Alumni Weekend 2022

After a three-year hiatus, more than 1,000 Yale Law School alumni and guests gathered in New Haven on October 21–23 for engaging panel discussions and joyous class reunion events during Alumni Weekend 2022.

Gene and Carol Ludwig and Dean Gerken cut the ribbon to dedicate Ludwig Hall

Gene Ludwig ’73 and Carol Ludwig prepare to cut the ribbon for the dedication of Ludwig Hall with Dean Heather K. Gerken.

Monday, October 24, 2022

Ludwig Hall Dedication Kicks Off Alumni Weekend

Nearly one year after the launch of The Tsai Leadership program, alumni, faculty, and staff gathered on a sunny afternoon in the Courtyard during Alumni Weekend 2022 to celebrate the dedication of Carol & Gene Ludwig Hall, the program’s newly renovated home.

A stone archway of Sterling Law Building with the inscription "Law is a living growth not a changless code."

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Randall Kennedy ’82 to Deliver Thomas Lecture on Oct. 24

Randall Kennedy ’82, Michael R. Klein Professor at Harvard Law School, will deliver the James A. Thomas Lecture, “From Protest to Law: Triumphs and Defeats in Struggles for Racial Justice, 1950–1970.”

Alumni and their families gather in the YLS courtyard during Alumni Weekend

Alumni and their families gather in the YLS courtyard during Alumni Weekend.

Monday, October 17, 2022

Alumni Weekend 2022 to Welcome Graduates Back to New Haven

After a three-year hiatus, Yale Law School’s Alumni Weekend 2022 will welcome more than 1,000 graduates and guests back to campus from Oct. 21 to 23.

Lourdes Rivera ’90 seated at a chalkboard

Lourdes Rivera ’90 of the Center for Reproductive Rights led the Human Rights Workshop, “Beyond Dobbs: Lessons from Abroad for the Fight for Reproductive Rights in the U.S.”

Friday, October 7, 2022

Lourdes Rivera ’90 on the Future of Reproductive Rights

Lourdes Rivera ’90 of the Center for Reproductive Rights offered the U.S. lessons from abroad for the fight for reproductive rights at the Oct. 6 Human Rights Workshop.

Dan Remus (left) and Cristina Rodriguez (right)

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Former White House Counsel Launches Ludwig Citizenship and Equality Series

Dana Remus ’02, recently departed White House Counsel to President Joe Biden, spoke about her experience as the “lawyer for the Presidency” in a wide-ranging conversation with Professor Cristina Rodriguez ’00 on Sept 20.

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