Reflecting on 200 Years: A Q&A with Former Dean Anthony T. Kronman
Anthony T. Kronman ’75 served as dean of Yale Law School from 1994 to 2004. During his tenure, he oversaw the creation of the Global Constitutional Seminar, the China Law Center, the Middle East Legal Studies Seminar, and the expansion of the Law School’s Latin America program.
Reflecting on 200 Years: A Q&A with Former Dean Robert C. Post
Robert C. Post ’77, a leading First Amendment and constitutional law scholar, served as dean of Yale Law School from 2009 to 2017.
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Historical Profile: Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray ’65 JSD
A true trailblazer, Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray ’65 JSD was a scholar, activist, writer, and Episcopal priest who was an important yet often overlooked figure in the civil and women’s rights movements.
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Historical Profile: Jane Matilda Bolin ’31
Jane Matilda Bolin made history as the first Black female judge in the United States and the first Black woman to graduate from Yale Law School.
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Historical Profile: Simeon E. Baldwin
Born in New Haven in 1840, Baldwin graduated from Yale College in 1861 and went on to study at the Law School from 1861 to 1862.
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Historical Profile: Eugene V. Rostow ’37
Hailed for ushering in “the arrival of the modern Yale Law School,” according to former Law School Professor Robert Stevens ’58 LLM, Eugene V. Rostow ’37 is regarded as “one of the Law School's great deans,” according to former Dean Anthony Kronman ’75.
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Historical Profile: Ellen Ash Peters ’54
Ellen Ash Peters ’54, the Law School’s first female faculty member and the Connecticut Supreme Court’s first female appointee and Chief Justice, paved the way for countless women in the legal field both with her accomplishments and mentorship.
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Historical Profile: Miriam Lashley ’44
Miriam Lashley ’44 was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She studied political science at Wellesley College, where she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and a Durant scholar, and graduated with honors in 1942.