Requirement
Mitchell Hamline School of Law students matriculating in fall 2016 or later are required to attend at least six total hours of extracurricular diversity programming (i.e., programming that is not offered as part of any course taken for credit) designed to increase awareness of how to be effective lawyers in a diverse world.
Students who transfer to Mitchell Hamline must meet the requirements applicable to their anticipated graduating class, except that, if the timing of their transfer does not allow them to complete at least four hours of the required extracurricular programming before their 3L year, they may complete all of the required programming after their 2L year.
Programming that satisfies the extracurricular diversity programming requirements must be a course, program, or presentation (“event”) focused on diversity, culture, inclusion, or the elimination of bias in the legal profession, the practice of law, or in business. All events must be directly related to the practice of law or the operation of a business and is designed to educate law students on how to identify and eliminate biases against persons because of race, gender, gender identity, economic status, creed, color, religion, national origin, disability, age or sexual orientation in the legal profession, the judicial system, and the practice of law.
Qualified events will be offered at Mitchell Hamline each semester. Outside events may qualify for credit; however, prior approval must be sought before attending. To confirm qualification for such an event, contact Director of the Office of Culture and Inclusion Sharon Van Leer via email: Sharon.VanLeer@mitchellhamline.edu. Assume approval if there is not a response within five business days.
Additionally, any event that is submitted for credit toward a student’s extracurricular DEI program requirement, whether provided inside or outside of school, must submit the below ‘Affidavit of Completion’ form. This form includes a section for a thoughtful self-reflection. By completing the form below, you swear or affirm that you attended this (these) event(s) that fulfil the diversity programming requirement. Further, you acknowledge that you understand that dishonesty in reporting is a violation of the Student Conduct Code, that honesty in reporting of such matters is a core value of the profession, and that your honest certification is a reflection of your character and integrity.
Please note the following guidelines updated March 24, 2022:
- Of the six total hours of programming required before graduation, at least four hours of the programming must be completed in the student’s 1L and/or 2L year.
- Students will be expected to attend at least three hours of Mitchell Hamline hosted events.
- No singular outside event, training, conference, or CLE will be awarded more than three hours to ensure students are gaining a variety of diversity, culture, and inclusive perspectives from a variety of presenters.
- Outside events, trainings, conferences, or CLEs that would meet these requirements may include CLEs approved for Elimination of Bias Credits by local Boards of Continuing Legal Education.
- Reminder that students must seek approval for outside events prior to attending such an event.
- No credit will be given for work completed before the first day of class of your first semester of law school (incoming 1L Students). Therefore, please do not complete Diversity Programing Affidavits before your first day of class.
Student Workshop Series
Mitchell Hamline students are required to attend at least six total hours of extracurricular diversity programming. Of the six total hours required before graduation, at least four hours must be completed in the student’s 1L and/or 2L year. The below workshops provide students the opportunity to complete the six required hours.
All of the following meet the standards for reporting.
This list will be updated as new programming becomes available.
PLEASE NOTE: it may take up to ten business days for the credits reported in the affidavit to be updated on your student record.
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Videos (available on-demand anytime)
Pathways to Prevention: A Symposium on Building Resilenece to Hate – Teachers College Columbia University – 1.5 hours Diversity Training Credit April 2024
Stranger at the Gate Documentary 0.5 hours Diversity Training Credit April 2024
Antisemitism in the Workplace Training 1 hour Diversity Training Credit Jan 2024
Understanding Islamophobia in the Global Context 1.5 hours Diversity Training Credit March 2024
Never Is Now 2024 – Mainstage Opening Session 2 hours Diversity Credit March 2024
Never Is Now 2024 – Mainstage Closing Session 2 hours Diversity Credit March 2024
Tribal Nations and U.S. Property Law Professor EagleWoman 1 hour diversity credit Dec. 2023
State of Black Life & The Law: A BlaQueer Lens 1.5 hours diversity credit Nov. 2023
The Dignity and Sovereignty of Tribal Nations NALS Conference 1 hour diversity credit Nov. 2023
Becoming Our Ancestors Wildest Dreams: Black Women Law Students and Alumnae Reflect on Juneteenth 1.5 hours diversity credit June 2023
NALSA Interview with Professor Matthew Fletcher on book: The Ghost Road 1 hour diversity credit Feb. 2023
Inaakonigewin: Convergence of Native Identity and the Law 1 hour diversity credit Mar. 2022
Ongoing Trauma for Native American people and U.S. Law 1 hour diversity credit Oct. 2022
Is There an Immigration Crisis: How did we get here and where are we going? 1.5 hours diversity credit
ABA Center for Children and the Law webinar: “A Conversation about the Manifestation of White Supremacy in the Institution of Child Welfare” 1.5 hours diversity credit
Romeo Marquez: Whats Next 7-1-2020 1.5 hours diversity credit
Lunar New Year Panel 2-1-19, 1 hour diversity credit
Introduction to Cultural Competency for Lawyers 11-30-18, 1.5 hours diversity credit
Understanding the Difference 11-26-18, 1.5 hours diversity credit
Anti-Racism vs. Non-Racism , 11-8-18, 1.5 hours diversity credit
Coming Out In The Law: Intersectional Public Policy Concerns , 10-25-18 1.5 hours diversity credit
Muslims in America, 8-24-17 1.5 hours diversity credit
Fitting a Square Peg in a Round Hole, 9-27-17 1 hour diversity credit
Confronting Racism, 2-27-2018 1.5 hours diversity credit
Diversity Day , 4-26-2018 1.5 hours diversity credit
Police and Community Trust (Panel) 2-24-17 1.5 hours diversity credit
Race in a Cold Place 11-9-16 1.5 hours diversity credit
Black and Blue 9-28-16 1.5 hours diversity credit
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Examples of Past events
Appreciation and the Practice of Law
Held on: Tuesday, September 20, 2022 | 10:00am-11:00am CT
Within the legal industry, people express and receive appreciation in different ways. If you try to express appreciation in ways that aren’t meaningful to your co-workers, they may not feel valued at all because you and your co-workers are speaking different languages. This workshop is based on the best-selling book
The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace by Dr. Gary Chapman and Dr. Paul White. This workshop will help you identify the five languages of appreciation so you can:
- Express genuine appreciation to co-workers and staff.
- Increase loyalty among the employees and volunteers in your organization.
- Reduce cynicism and create a more positive work environment.
- Improve your ability to show appreciation for difficult colleagues
All of this will help you become a more effective and successful law student and attorney.
Presented by: Professor Rick Petry, director, Office of Culture and Inclusion at Mitchell Hamline
Gender Pronouns: What’s the Big Deal?
Held on: Thursday, October 27, 2022 | 6:00pm-7:00pm CT
Sharing and discussing gender pronouns is becoming more commonplace in work, social, and educational settings. While the practice of sharing pronouns is happening more frequently, the importance of pronouns is often not well understood or even dismissed. During this session Tarrence will share personal experiences and practical examples for creating a more inclusive environment, as well as highlighting the impact pronouns can have on inclusion and sense of belonging for both students and employees.
Presented by: Tarrence Robinson, Project Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
Cultural Intelligence and the Practice of Law
Held on: Wednesday, November 16, 2022 | 11:00am-12:00pm CT
In today’s globally connected world, lawyers frequently find themselves in situations where they are required to work with people that don’t look or think or see the world in the same way as they do. Oftentimes these differences lead to challenges that on the surface appear to be hard, if not impossible, to overcome. Cultural Intelligence, or CQ, measures your capability to relate and work effectively in culturally diverse situations. It’s a form of intelligence that has been tested by academic researchers in over 98 countries for nearly two decades. This workshop is a great introduction to CQ and how it can help you become a more effective lawyer in a culturally diverse world.
Presented by: Professor Rick Petry, director, Office of Culture and Inclusion at Mitchell Hamline
Psychology, Race, and the Law
Held on: Wednesday, February 8, 2023 | 11:00am-12:00pm CT
This session will examine the interaction between psychology, the legal system, and race. It will address various controversies in the law, including jury selection, jury decision-making, police interrogations, psychologist as expert witnesses, and other real-world examples.
Presented by: Dr. Sean Payton, EPU Consultants
Increasing Awareness of Individuals with Disabilities: A Conversation with the Director of Disability Services
Held on: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 | 10:00am-11:00am CT
This presentation will include a summary of disability advocacy over the years, an understanding of common vocabulary and language, and an overview of the accommodations process. There will be ample time for Q&A.
Presented by: Allison Quinn, Director of Disability and Student Services
LGBTQI2A+ Ally Workshop. Wednesday, March 9, 2022 | 6–7 pm
An Equity Minded Campus Community. Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021 | 10–11 am
Imposter Syndrome and its Impact on the Legal Profession. Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021 | 6–7 pm
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion—Tools to Confidently Navigate and Lead and in a VUCA World. Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021 | 11 am–noon
A Real Talk: Is Racism Baked into the Law? Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022 | 11 am–noon
Diversity Book Club
Meeting to discuss How To Be An Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi.
Nov. 12, 2020Diversity Book Club
Meeting to discuss The Lawyer as Leader with author Dr. Artika Tyner.
Feb. 5, 2021Immigration Voices Panel (Audio) by the Immigration Law Student Organization. Immigrant Voices Panel Audio.m4a | .5 hour of diversity credit.
From the Nazis’ Jew-Free Cities to Poland’s Gay-Free Cities: The Spread of Hate Today. Nov. 17, 2021
Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity: Punishing and Preventing the World’s Worst Crimes.
Dec. 2, 2021Webinar: The Surprising Side of Bias – What You Don’t Know Could Hurt You
Tuesday, September 8, 2020 | 1 hour Diversity CreditDiversity Book Club
September 22, 2020 | 2 hours Diversity CreditRace and the Law
January 29, 2020 | 2 hours Diversity CreditInternational and Domestic Courts: Prosecuting Myanmar for Genocide of the Rohlngya
February 8, 2020 | 1.5 hours Diversity CreditGenocides and Atrocities Today: China, India, Yemen, and Syria
February 26, 2020 | 1.5 hours Diversity CreditBarriers to Reentry Conference
February 28, 2020 | 2 hours Diversity CreditCesar Chavez Jurist Fiesta
March 26, 2020 | 1 Hour Diversity CreditA Holocaust Survivor Speaks: From Germany to the Shanghai Ghetto
Thursday, April 16, 2020 | 1.5 hours Diversity CreditRemembering Kristalnacht Honoring UN Day – Panel: Incitement, Hate and Free Speech
Thursday, October 24 – Approved for 1.5 hours diversity creditComing Out in the Law: Life After Law School
Thursday, October 10th – Approved for 1 hour of diversity creditMNAPABA Gala
September 26 – Approved for 1.5 hours diversity creditAcademy on Violence and Abuse
October 3-4Native American Heritage Celebration/Indigenous People’s Day
October 14, 2019 – approved for 1 hour diversity creditHYBRID Capstone Program Semester 7: Immigration Issues with Professor Ana Pottratz-Acosta
10/21/19 Approved for 1.5 hours diversity creditHmong American Bar Association Gala
Oct. 4, 2019 Approved for 1 hour diversity creditBorn on the Battlefield Introduction to International Humanitarian Law (World Without Genocide)
Sept. 7, 2019 – Approved for 1.5 hours diversity CreditOvercoming the Imposter Syndrome Workshop, Women of Color in the Law Forum
August 28, 2019 – Approved for 1.5 hours diversity creditRules of Engagement with Rick Petry (EJD Cohort 3 Prep Week)
Aug. 22, 2019 – Approved for 1.5 hours diversity creditRules of Engagement with Rick Petry (HYBRID Cohort 5 Prep Week)
Aug. 16, 2019 – Approved for 1.5 hours diversity creditBreaking Barriers and Building Trust: Lessons in LGBTQ+ Mindfulness
June 27, 2019 – Approved for 1 hour diversity creditFirst Annual Celebration of LGBTQIA+ Students
April 13, 2019 – Approved for 1.5 diversity creditsA Conversation with Keith Ellison
April 15, 2019 – Approved for 1 hour diversity creditLaw Review Symposium: Minnesota’s Future: Addressing the Needs of Vulnerable Youth
April 18, 2019 -Approved for 2.5 hours diversity credit“Affirmative Action Safeguards 14th Amendment Equal Protection For Prospective Students” Debate with Prof. Jordan and Janus, sponsored by Warren Burger Society
April 11th – approved for 2 hours diversity programming creditWomen as Lawyers and Leaderes Panel
Wednesday April 3 – approved for 1 hour of diversity creditMarnita’s Table: Topic: What is Grace?
Thursday April 4, 2019 | 6:00-9:00pm | 2 hours of diversity credit.Northern Metals Settlement – What Happened and What Now
March 18, 2019 – approved for 1 hour diversity creditBlack in Practice Panel
February 25, 2019 6-8 p.m. Mitchell Hamline Auditorium – approved for 1.5 hours diversity programming creditGenocide Today: Syria, Myanmar and China
Thursday February 21, 7;00-9:00 PM. – Approved for 1.5 hours diversity programming creditMitchell Hamline IZI Event Series Invitation
Tuesday, February 19, 2019 from 6-9 pm – approved for 2 hours diversity programming creditBending the Arc Towards Justice: A Review of the Supreme Court’s Racial Bias Task Force
Approved for 2 hours diversity programming creditAPALSA’s Great ExplorASIAN Asian Celebration
Thursday, January 31, 2019 3-7 PM Mitchell Hamline Auditorium – approved for 2.5 hours diversity programming creditBirthright Citizens: Race and Rights in Antebellum America
Saturday, February 2, 2019 10–11 am FREE Minnesota History Center, St. Paul – approved for 1 hour diversity programming creditFrench Resistance During the Holocaust and its Message for Today
Tues., Dec. 11, 2018 7–9 pm
This event qualifies for 2 hours Diversity Programming CreditHuman Rights And The Law Career Panel
Tuesday, October 30, 2018 5:30-6:30 pm
Mitchell Hamline Room 125
This event qualifies for 1 hour diversity creditAnti-Racism & The Search for Racial Equality
Thurs Nov 8, 2018 6-7:30 pm
Mitchell Hamline Conservatory
This event qualifies for 1.5 hours diversity creditGenocide and Justice in Rwanda
Thurs. Nov. 8, 2018 7–9 pm
This event qualifies for 2 hours Diversity Programming CreditINDIGENOUS PEOPLES’S DAY Peggy Flanagan (White Earth Band of Ojibwe)
10/8/18 2-3 p.m. This event qualifies for 1 hour Diversity Programming CreditA Community event featuring Fr. Boyle, Founder of Homeboy Industries
Tuesday, September 4, 2018 7–8:30 pm
This event qualifies for 1.5 hours Diversity Programming CreditFBI Seminar for Law Students
Sat., Sept 15, 2018 10 am–2 pm
This event qualifies for 4 hours Diversity Programming CreditMinnesota Women Lawyers Conference for Women in the Law – Implicit Bias in the Legal Profession (1.0 Elimination of Bias Credit)
Friday, April 21, 2017 8:30 AM
1 hour diversity creditContinuing the Quest for Gender Equity
Mitchell Hamline, Wednesday, April 12, 2017 3-5 PM
2 hours diversity creditHamline University Center for Justice and Law
Dr. Jula HughesDiscussion of the Canadian situation; disappearance and murders of indigenous women
Thursday, April 6, 2017 1:30-12:30
West Hall 240, Hamline University
1 hour diversity credit2017 Justice Alan Page Elimination of Bias CLE Seminar
Thursday, April 6, 2017
9-11 am Loews Hotel – 601 1st Avenue N, Minneapolis, MN
2 hours diversity creditHealth Law Institute Elimination of Bias CLE
“Government, More or Less: Overcoming Legacy Barriers to Behavioral Health Integration”
Thursday, March 30th, 4-5pm, Room 125
1 hour diversity creditMitchell Hamline Cesar Chavez Speaker Program
Friday, March 24, 2017
1.5 hours diversity creditReal Estate Lawyer Careers & Diversity Panel
5 PM, Thursday, April 5th – Room 123JLSA Passover Seder with speaker – 1 hour diversity credit
7-9 PM, Thursday, April 5th – ConservatoryWomen in the Law CLE – Moving #MeToo Forward: Policy at Work – 1.5 hours diversity credit
3:30-5 PM, Tuesday, April 10, 2018 – ConservatoryFBA FREE panel on Hate Crimes Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender – 1 hour diversity credit
5-6 Wednesday, April 11th – AuditoriumMartin Luther King 50th Anniversary Panel
6 PM, Thursday, April 12 – AuditoriumThe Holocaust and Lithuania: A program sponsored by World Without Genocide
7 PM, Thursday, April 12 – Kelley Board RoomCesar Chavez Juris Fiesta Panel Discussion
5 PM, Friday, April 13 – ConservatoryWe are all Criminals – Emily Baxter Presentation sponsored by the Dispute Resolution Institute – 1.5 hours diversity credit
5-8 PM (5-5:30 registration – group dialogue after presentation)Friday, April 20, 2018 – Conservatory and Great Room
Health Law Institute Symposium – Elimination of Bias CLE panel
Friday, March 16 12:45-2:15 – 1.5 hours diversity creditConfronting Racism Panel
Tuesday, February 27, 2018 – 1.5 hours diversity credit (video available above)Volunteer Bailiff – McGee Moot Court
February 23-24, 2018 – 1 hour diversity creditIdentifying and Preventing Human Trafficking
Thursday, January 25, 2018 4-6:15 PM – 2 hours diversity creditJustice Anne McKeig – Journey to the MN Supreme Court
Tuesday, November 7, 2017 3:30-4:40 pm (Conservatory) – 1 hour diversity creditEconomic Espionage & National Security: Bias in the Criminal Justice System
Thursday, October 12, 2017, 11:30 am – 12:45 pm (registration required by October 9, 2017)Coming Out in the Law Panel Discussion
Wednesday, October 11th 6:30 – 8:00PM (Conservatory)- 1.5 hours diversity creditFitting A Square Peg in a Round Hole (Employment Issues)
Wednesday, September 27, 2017 – 1 hour diversity creditAmerican Constitutional Law Society Sex Trafficking in MN
Tuesday, September 26 – 2 hours diversity creditDACA
Monday, September 18, 2017 – 1 hour diversity creditThe Military & Don’t Ask-Don’t Tell
Thursday, September 14, 2017 – 1 hour diversity credit
Speaker – Mitchell Hamline Professor Anthony WinerWorld Without Genocide Qualified Programming
Nazi Law During the Holocaust and a Survivor’s Story
April 26, 2017 2 hours diversity creditThe International Criminal Court: Preventing Cultural Genocide and the Destruction of Peoples
March 22, 2017 2 hours diversity creditVictims, Perpetrators, Prosecutors, and Judges
February 18, 2017 2 hours diversity creditHuman Rights in Burma/Myanmar: Religious Persecution, Economic Sanctions, and a New Political Landscape
February 16, 2017 2 hours diversity creditBurma/Myanmar a Genocide Warning Today
January 28, 2017 1 hour diversity creditAtrocity Prevention – Making ‘Never Again’ a Reality?
December 6, 2016 2 hours diversity creditGermany’s Two Genocides: From the Herero to the Holocaust
November 1, 2016 2 hours diversity creditTribal and Federal Law on Indian Reservations
October 10, 2016 1 hour diversity creditWomen and Genocide: Ending Impunity for Sexual Violence
September 28, 2016 2 hours diversity credit