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Mitchell Hamline recognized for innovation by U.S. News

Posted: March 30, 2016
In a March 30 piece titled “Law Schools Innovate with Hands-On Learning,” U.S. News & World Report singles out Mitchell Hamline’s “first-of-its-kind hybrid curriculum,” which started in January 2015 and is now well into its second cohort and growing. Read the U.S. News story Mitchell Hamline’s innovative and hands-on approach to legal education has received …

Mitchell Hamline recognized for innovation by U.S. News

Mitchell Hamline students get firsthand look at Japan’s legal system

Posted: March 25, 2016
Nineteen Mitchell Hamline School of Law students, led by Professor Ken Port, have spent their spring break in Japan. The trip is part of Mitchell Hamline’s Japanese Law course. It gives students an up-close look at concepts they studied in class: criminal law in Japan, the Japanese Constitution, and what it takes to become a …

Mitchell Hamline students get firsthand look at Japan’s legal system

Franken: U.S. Senate should consider Obama’s Supreme Court nominee

Posted: March 24, 2016
U.S. Sen. Al Franken called on Republican senators to end their blockade of President Obama’s nominee for the Supreme Court, Merrick Garland, during a news conference at Mitchell Hamline School of Law on Thursday. Franken, a Democrat from Minnesota and a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said he’ll reserve final judgment until he’s gathered …

Franken: U.S. Senate should consider Obama’s Supreme Court nominee

Mitchell Hamline launches Cybersecurity and Privacy Law Certificate program

Posted: March 16, 2016
Cybercrime is estimated to cost the global economy more than $400 billion a year. More than 90 percent of businesses reported experiencing some form of cyber threat in the past year, according to a recent survey, with data breaches costing an average of more than $500,000 for large companies and nearly $40,000 for smaller firms. …

Mitchell Hamline launches Cybersecurity and Privacy Law Certificate program

Pastor involved in Irish peace process to speak at Mitchell Hamline

Posted: March 10, 2016
Rev. Gary Mason spent 30 years working behind the scenes in the Northern Ireland peace process, often in dangerous locations on the dividing line between Catholic and Protestant communities. Mason will share the lessons he’s learned, and how they apply to conflict resolution in the world today, during a presentation at the Mitchell Hamline campus on …

Pastor involved in Irish peace process to speak at Mitchell Hamline