Crossing Divides News Today

The Crossing Divides Program hosted Secretary Jeh Johnson in conversation with Judge Thomas B. Griffith at Yale Law School on April 3.

Retired Judge Thomas Griffith of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals and former Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson spoke about their professional experiences working together from opposing sides of the political spectrum.

More than 900 Yale Law School alumni and guests gathered in New Haven on Oct. 20–22 to reconnect with old friends, attend stimulating panel discussions, and enjoy celebratory reunion events during Alumni Weekend 2023.

The Crossing Divides Program, which features a speaker series, is set to host its first event on Oct. 17 with Bob Bauer, former White House General Counsel, and Ben L. Ginsberg, former counsel to the Bush-Cheney presidential campaign.

Yale Law School Dean Heather K. Gerken announced today the launch of the Ronnie F. Heyman ’72 Crossing Divides Program, designed to foster discourse across the political and ideological spectrum and reinforce the core values of lawyering.

To celebrate 100 years of the BBC, the BBC World Service is partnering with the British Council for Crossing Divides around the Globe - an ambitious project to train young people to listen and understand those with very different perspectives. The programme, which has opened for applications this week, will be available to 1,000 young people (aged 18-34) from 100 countries across the world.

Phoebe Kilby discovered her ancestors were slave-owners and she wanted to pay reparations.