Swing Space Initiative Gets Big Boost

The School’s efforts to secure the funding necessary to renovate the existing Swing Dorm Facility have received a tremendous boost from three wonderfully generous Law School alumni—Robert C. Baker ’59, Jonathan P. Rosen ’70, and James A. Star ’86. Led by Mr. Baker, this special group has established a significant nucleus fund that gets us well on our way to the goal required to renovate the building when the Law School takes possession. We hope their leadership and enthusiasm for this project will inspire a handful of others to stand with them in this critical endeavor.

While generations of graduates have lived and learned in this inspiring environment, our expanding student and faculty bodies, robust clinical programs and centers, and exponentially growing number of student organizations require us to seek new space.

To address this concern, Yale University will allocate the Swing Space residential facility, which currently serves Yale College, to the Law School.

This is a once in an institutional lifetime opportunity for the School, and as Mr. Baker aptly put it: “This is not a question of should we acquire the building, or how we should acquire the building—we must acquire the building!”

As part of the Campaign, the Law School has launched a special initiative to secure leadership contributions for renovations to the Swing Space from a very few alumni and friends. This special group will be prominently recognized in the newly renovated facility, and their key support will help renew our distinctive community and restore our time-honored residential experience.