Femi Cadmus, who has served as the director of Yale Law School’s Lillian Goldman Law Library since July 2021, has been terminated from her position. Cadmus asserts that her dismissal followed her filing of a complaint with the university. ([library.yale.edu](https://library.yale.edu/news/femi-cadmus-new-director-yale-law-library?utm_source=openai))
Cadmus’s tenure at Yale began in 2008 when she served as Associate Director for Administration at the Law Library until 2011. She then held positions as the Edward Cornell Law Librarian and Professor of the Practice at Cornell Law School, followed by her role as director of the Michael J. Goodson Library at Duke Law School. In 2021, she returned to Yale to lead the Lillian Goldman Law Library. ([law.yale.edu](https://law.yale.edu/yls-today/news/femi-cadmus-named-yale-law-librarian?utm_source=openai))
The circumstances surrounding Cadmus’s termination have raised questions within the academic community. As of now, Yale University has not publicly commented on the specifics of her dismissal. The university’s Human Resources department, located in Ruttenberg Hall, Room 282, oversees employment matters and may provide further information upon inquiry. ([law.yale.edu](https://law.yale.edu/about-yale-law-school/offices-services/human-resources?utm_source=openai))
This development occurs during a period of leadership transition at Yale Law School. In July 2025, Dean Heather K. Gerken announced her departure to assume the presidency of the Ford Foundation. Yair Listokin, the Shibley Family Fund Professor of Law, was appointed interim dean effective August 1, 2025. ([president.yale.edu](https://president.yale.edu/posts/2025-07-17-yale-law-school-interim-leadership-and-dean-search?utm_source=openai))
The Lillian Goldman Law Library, integral to Yale Law School, offers extensive resources to support legal research and education. The library’s administration can be contacted via email at lawlib.admin@yale.edu for further inquiries. ([library.law.yale.edu](https://library.law.yale.edu/about/contact-us?utm_source=openai))
As the situation develops, the legal and academic communities await further details regarding the circumstances of Cadmus’s termination and the university’s response.