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2024

Former board chair Jerrol Tostrud dies at age 86

Posted: October 14, 2024
Jerrol Tostrud, former chair of the board of trustees and an emeritus trustee at Mitchell Hamline, died Thursday, Oct. 3, at 86 years old. Tostrud became the first nonlawyer to lead William Mitchell College of Law’s board when he took over as chair in 1992. Tostrud was born Aug. 10, 1938, in La Crosse, Wis. …

Former board chair Jerrol Tostrud dies at age 86

Former U.S. attorney general calls for civility in remarks at Mitchell Hamline

Posted: October 10, 2024
On Tuesday, October 8, over 250 people pressed into the auditorium at Mitchell Hamline School of Law for the fourth-annual Hon. Steven E. Rau ’83 Memorial Lecture. The din of conversation smoothed into applause as former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Mitchell Hamline President and Dean Camille Davidson took their seats on the stage. …

Former U.S. attorney general calls for civility in remarks at Mitchell Hamline

Mitchell Hamline prepares for installation of third president and dean

Posted: October 7, 2024
Mitchell Hamline School of Law will install Camille M. Davidson as its third president and dean during a ceremony Wednesday, October 16, at St. Paul’s historic Landmark Center. The event marks an important milestone in the history of the law school as Davidson prepares to lead the institution into its 125th year in 2025. “Mitchell …

Mitchell Hamline prepares for installation of third president and dean

Kaori Kenmotsu brings embodied approach to teaching DRI courses

Posted: September 30, 2024
Returning to her alma mater as an assistant professor of law, Kaori Kenmotsu ’22 brings to Mitchell Hamline a breadth of experience in the worlds of dance, theater, yoga, public policy, community organizing, teaching, and now law. For Kenmotsu, however, it’s all connected. “Coming into it late in my career, law was another piece in …

Kaori Kenmotsu brings embodied approach to teaching DRI courses

Mitchell Hamline professor, alums named Top Women in Law

Posted: September 24, 2024
Minnesota Lawyer announced its Top Women in Law for 2024, recognizing 40 women for their leadership and achievements in Minnesota’s legal community. One honoree is Mitchell Hamline Professor Natalie Netzel ’15, who has been at the forefront of the conversation about well-being in the legal profession and law schools. Netzel, currently serving as director of …

Mitchell Hamline professor, alums named Top Women in Law