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Ellen Cosgrove - Former Yale Law School Dean of Students

A retired law school dean and trustee of the Practicing Law Institute, Ellen Cosgrove most recently served as associate dean and dean of students at Yale Law School, where she supported students' professional development, coordinated extracurricular activities, and oversaw law journals, student organizations, and moot court competitions. Ellen Cosgrove spent seven years at Yale, prior to which she served in the same role at Harvard Law School for more than a decade. Ellen Cosgrove also spent nine years as dean of students at the University of Chicago Law School. Here, she developed the Academic Support Program, coordinated disciplinary proceedings, and helped create the curriculum in conjunction with the faculty director of academic affairs. She has received multiple awards from each of the aforementioned institutions, and earned the Elizabeth Topham Kennan Award from Mount Holyoke College in 2019 for outstanding contributions to the field of education. Ellen Cosgrove worked as a litigation associate at a New York City law firm before entering the field of education. She's also a former assistant vice president with the National Bank of Canada and credit analyst with Manufacturers Hanover Trust. She earned her juris doctor from the University of Chicago Law School, and received a bachelor of arts in American studies from Mount Holyoke College.