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Prairie Island general counsel helps tribe protect reservation, expand governance

Posted: January 21, 2021
‘I want to help them self-determine’ Jessie Stomski Seim ’08 remembers her dad driving down St. Paul’s historic Summit Avenue, admiring the Victorian homes and dropping hints while passing William Mitchell College of Law’s iconic building. “‘You would be a great lawyer,’” she recalls him saying. “‘Wouldn’t it be cool if you went there?’” Those …

Prairie Island general counsel helps tribe protect reservation, expand governance

Star Tribune feature on recent grad puts spotlight on learning later in life

Posted: January 15, 2021
Seattle resident, a former sports executive, completed degree at age 65 through Mitchell Hamline’s blended-learning enrollment option On Jan. 11, the day after Mitchell Hamline’s 2021 Winter Commencement, the Star Tribune newspaper published a feature on Bob Whitsitt, the oldest graduate in that ceremony. Whitsitt, once the youngest general manager in the history of the …

Star Tribune feature on recent grad puts spotlight on learning later in life

Mitchell Hamline honors newest graduates

Posted: January 11, 2021
Mitchell Hamline recognized its 91 newest graduates at a Winter Commencement ceremony Sunday afternoon. The ceremony, which also honored 16 students who had graduated last spring, was the second to be held online since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Mitchell Hamline is a better place because you’re in it,” noted President and Dean Anthony …

Mitchell Hamline honors newest graduates

Clinic students create chatbots to help tenants navigate housing issues

Posted: December 15, 2020
If you’re a renter and you discover mold in your apartment, is the landlord responsible for removing that mold quickly? It depends on the lease you signed and any city and state laws that apply where you live. But how do tenants know which laws apply? Instead of hiring a lawyer to find out, a …

Clinic students create chatbots to help tenants navigate housing issues

Barbara Colombo is new director of Mitchell Hamline’s Health Law Institute

Posted: October 26, 2020
Barbara Colombo ’89, a professor of law and director of the Health Care Compliance Program, is the new director of Mitchell Hamline’s nationally ranked Health Law Institute. The institute caters to both J.D. students and health care professionals seeking a greater knowledge of health law in their careers. Colombo says the institute’s unique blend of …

Barbara Colombo is new director of Mitchell Hamline’s Health Law Institute