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Posthumous honor at Minn. Capitol for alum’s work on bike safety

Posted: February 15, 2023
A Mitchell Hamline alum who was a well-known advocate for bicycle safety was honored at the Minnesota Capitol last week, where a piece of legislation named for him was heard in a legislative committee. The Bill Dooley Bicycle Safety Act would require schools to teach bicycle safety and allocate more than $30 million for two …

Posthumous honor at Minn. Capitol for alum’s work on bike safety

Doug Heidenreich, longtime professor and dean, dies at age 90

Posted: January 5, 2023
Doug Heidenreich, an instrumental leader and professor at William Mitchell College of Law and Mitchell Hamline School of Law for more than 60 years, died Wednesday at the age of 90. “There are very few people who have had more of an impact on our law school than Doug did,” said President and Dean Anthony …

Doug Heidenreich, longtime professor and dean, dies at age 90

Mitchell Hamline course gives intro to world of museum law

Posted: January 5, 2023
For all the imagination a trip through a museum can inspire, it might be hard for people to remember that museums are businesses – usually nonprofit – that must comply with the same business and nonprofit laws that exist for everyone else. And then there are laws unique to museums, as students are learning in …

Mitchell Hamline course gives intro to world of museum law

Ruth Richardson ’06 named CEO of Planned Parenthood North Central States

Posted: September 13, 2022
Ruth Richardson feature
A 2006 Mitchell Hamline alum who also serves as a Minnesota state representative has been named the new CEO of the Planned Parenthood organization that covers five states, including Minnesota. Ruth Richardson will lead Planned Parenthood North Central States, which operates 28 health centers – as well as telehealth options – and serves more than …

Ruth Richardson ’06 named CEO of Planned Parenthood North Central States