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![Dean Heather K. Gerken and Richard Ravitch ’58 at a Yale Law School event for donors in New York City in December 2022.](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_285_160/public/images/news/221201-yale-law-037.jpg?itok=V_nojtDB)
Yale Law School Mourns the Loss of Richard Ravitch ’58
Yale Law School mourns the passing of Richard “Dick” Ravitch ’58 LLB, a lawyer, businessman, and public official, who died on June 25 at the age of 89.
![A man wearing suit stands before a glass-fronted building with the words "ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES" and a row of flags from various countries above the door.](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_285_160/public/images/news/rodrigo_ayala_miret.jpg?itok=TsglhkHy)
Postgraduate Fellow Spotlight: Rodrigo Ayala Miret ’22
Rodrigo Ayala Miret ’22 discusses his Robina Fellowship with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
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Leslie M. Gomez ’95 Fosters Diverse Alumni Community as President of YLSA
A Q&A with Leslie M. Gomez ’95 on her experience serving on the Executive Committee and the driving force behind her involvement.
![David Robinson ’12](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_285_160/public/images/news/david_robinson_news.jpg?itok=wTMRTq_M)
Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic Talks to OpenAI’s David Robinson ’12
David Robinson ’12, Head of Policy Planning at OpenAI, discusses his time with Yale Law School’s Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic and his work since.
![illustration of the magnolia tree at YLS](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_285_160/public/images/news/generic/magnolia_illustration.jpg?h=b3660f0d&itok=wBpzwCC8)
51 Students and Graduates Receive Public Interest Fellowships
Yale Law School announced that 51 public interest postgraduate fellowships were awarded for 2023–2024 and 2023–2025.
![Sue Wharfe accepts an award on behalf of her late husband Jay Pottenger](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_285_160/public/images/news/pottenger-aals-news.jpg?itok=3pLCz9CD)
Professor Pottenger Receives Posthumous Award
J.L. Pottenger Jr. ’75 was posthumously awarded the 2023 William Pincus Award from the American Association of Law Schools at its recent conference.
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Bianca Herlitz-Ferguson ’21 Chosen for FASPE Ethics Fellowship
Bianca Herlitz-Ferguson ’21 is one of 14 individuals selected for the 2023 law program of the Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics (FASPE).
![Inez Smith Reid and George Bundy Smith](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_285_160/public/images/news/judgereidconfirmation_news.jpg?itok=xYVAl9h7)
Exhibit Honors Siblings George Bundy Smith ’62 and Inez Smith Reid ’62
An exhibition at the Lillian Goldman Law Library offers an intimate look at the lives of George Bundy Smith ’62 and Inez Smith Reid ’62, twin siblings who were the only Black students in their Yale Law School class.
![Stacey Abrams and Goodwin Liu talk to a fellow alum at the Diversity Homecoming](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_285_160/public/images/news/dh-news.jpg?itok=eupVhMy1)
First Diversity Homecoming Celebrates Experiences of Alumni of Color
More than 250 alumni returned to campus for the inaugural Diversity Homecoming at Yale Law School on April 14–15. The two-day gathering, the first in a series of ongoing events in New Haven and around the country, focused on the experiences of alumni of color.