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Bicentennial News & Features

Read about our past, present, and what is still to come. During the bicentennial year, the stories below recalled our traditions, celebrated our community, and looked to the future. Articles included historical profiles, interviews with former deans, and in-depth looks at the scholarship, centers, and clinics that make this place so vibrant.

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Yale Law School Reflects on Its Bicentennial Year

The Law School celebrated its bicentennial throughout 2024, reflecting on its past and looking to the future.
Yale Law School Reflects on Its Bicentennial Year
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Forging a Bright Future

As the Law School closes its bicentennial year, it continues to push itself and its peers to make meaningful change.
Forging a Bright Future
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Service Matters: How Yale Law School Clinics Change the World

From modest beginnings, the clinical program at the Law School has grown into one of the school’s crown jewels.
Service Matters: How Yale Law School Clinics Change the World
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Library Exhibit Celebrates Yale Law School Bicentennial

In honor of Yale Law School’s 200th anniversary, the Lillian Goldman Law Library is highlighting some of the School’s most historically significant artifacts.
Library Exhibit Celebrates Yale Law School Bicentennial
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Connecting Threads: Mentorship and Collaboration at Yale Law School

A look at the rich history of collaboration and connections among Law School alumni.
Connecting Threads: Mentorship and Collaboration at Yale Law School
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Alumni Celebrate Law School’s Past and the Future

Yale Law School kicked off a yearlong celebration commemorating the institution’s bicentennial with gatherings of alumni and friends across the country and around the world.
Alumni Celebrate Law School’s Past and the Future
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Yale Law School Fosters a Legacy of Excellence in Teaching

For our bicentennial, faculty members reflect on how Yale Law School’s approach to teaching sets the school apart, offering a highly individualized experience for students.
Yale Law School Fosters a Legacy of Excellence in Teaching
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Alumni Share Insights in Bicentennial Video Series

In honor of the Law School’s bicentennial celebrations, a new video interview series explores some of our distinguished alumni’s stories, and the many ways they continue to give back to the institution they once called home.
Alumni Share Insights in Bicentennial Video Series
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“Vital Places”: Yale Law School’s Centers Enhance Intellectual Life

With wide-ranging scholarly work, the Law School's centers make a difference in communities across the country and around the world.
“Vital Places”: Yale Law School’s Centers Enhance Intellectual Life
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Podcast: Professor Harold Hongju Koh Still Believes in International Law

For the Law School's bicentennial, Sterling Professor of International Law Harold Hongju Koh discusses his family's intertwined history with the school, his time as Dean — and his Taylor Swift reading group.
Podcast: Professor Harold Hongju Koh Still Believes in International Law

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History

Delve into our history and explore our archives.

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Connect

Our bicentennial year regional alumni events had record attendance.

Events
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Podcast

Hosted by Dean Heather K. Gerken, this podcast offers a window into the rich academic life of Yale Law School. 

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