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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

Three alums awarded for service to others

Posted: August 27, 2020
The Mitchell Hamline Alumni Association has announced its three alumni awards for 2020 will go to women who each help different underserved communities, and who do so in private practice, from within the government, and as the head of a nonprofit. Jean Lastine ’80 will receive the Distinguished Alumni Award for her work of more …

Three alums awarded for service to others

Minnesota House declares racism a public health crisis, thanks to alum’s work

Posted: August 5, 2020
Ruth Richardson feature
In the days after George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police in May, Ruth Richardson ’06 remembered a conversation she’d had several years ago with her son, Shawn. “He’s a runner, and all he wants to do is be outside,” Richardson told NPR in June. “And I had to tell my little boy that you …

Minnesota House declares racism a public health crisis, thanks to alum’s work