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Students have pass/fail option for spring semester

Posted: March 27, 2020
Students can choose a pass/fail option for courses in the spring semester, following a vote Friday by the Mitchell Hamline faculty. “After extensive deliberation and debate,” Dean Peter Knapp said Friday in an email to students, “the faculty have decided to proceed with the following grading policy for Spring Semester 2020: Optional pass/fail after grade: …

Students have pass/fail option for spring semester

Mitchell Hamline staff, faculty train law professors worldwide on online learning

Posted: March 13, 2020
Coronavirus has prompted law schools to seek guidance on teaching remotely A number of law schools — both here and in China — are turning to a U.S. law school that’s long been a leader in online learning, Mitchell Hamline School of Law.” — The National Jurist Magazine  As law schools have moved classes online …

Mitchell Hamline staff, faculty train law professors worldwide on online learning

Anthony S. Niedwiecki named president and dean at Mitchell Hamline

Posted: February 18, 2020
Anthony S. Niedwiecki named president and dean at Mitchell Hamline
Mitchell Hamline names new president and dean Anthony Niedwiecki, dean at Golden Gate University School of Law, will start July 1 The board of trustees of Mitchell Hamline School of Law today announced the appointment of Anthony S. Niedwiecki, dean and professor of law at Golden Gate University School of Law in San Francisco, as …

Anthony S. Niedwiecki named president and dean at Mitchell Hamline

Golden Gate U. School of Law dean to start at Mitchell Hamline July 1

Posted: February 18, 2020
Niedwiecki ‘extremely excited to come to Mitchell Hamline’
Mitchell Hamline names new president and dean Anthony Niedwiecki, dean at Golden Gate University School of Law, will start July 1 The board of trustees of Mitchell Hamline School of Law today announced the appointment of Anthony S. Niedwiecki, dean and professor of law at Golden Gate University School of Law in San Francisco, as …

Golden Gate U. School of Law dean to start at Mitchell Hamline July 1

Recent grad focuses on legal issues surrounding use of music

Posted: February 3, 2020
Alex Mueller
By Rob Hubbard             While still an undergrad, Alexandria (Alex) Mueller ’16 was a composer full of curiosity. Her music was starting to win competitions, with one resulting in a publishing deal. When she received the contract about publication and performance rights, she wondered about how this system worked. Her composition professor at the University …

Recent grad focuses on legal issues surrounding use of music

Judge Peter Reyes ’97 is committed to diversifying legal profession

Posted: January 22, 2020
Judge Peter Reyes
Reyes: ‘I want to put other people in a position to succeed’ By Emily Gurnon When he stood before an audience at the American Bar Association’s mid-year meeting in Las Vegas in January 2019, Minnesota Court of Appeals Judge Peter M. Reyes Jr. ’97 (WMCL) decided it was time to share a story he had …

Judge Peter Reyes ’97 is committed to diversifying legal profession

Four finalists named for president and dean position

Posted: November 26, 2019
Lisa A. Gray ’86 (WMCL), chair of Mitchell Hamline’s board of trustees, announced Tuesday the four finalists to become the school’s next president and dean. The finalists, selected by the search committee, will each have a campus visit during the first two weeks of December. The finalists are: Norman R. Williams Associate Dean for Academic …

Four finalists named for president and dean position

Prof. Woolman named to new chair honoring former Justice Meyer

Posted: October 31, 2019
An endowed chair has been established at Mitchell Hamline School of Law that aims to position the school as a leader in advancing the protection of children in the courts and through public policy reform. The Justice Helen M. Meyer Chair in Child Protection will support teaching, research, and the development of best practices that …

Prof. Woolman named to new chair honoring former Justice Meyer

Mitchell Hamline announces new blended-learning J.D. option

Posted: September 5, 2019
Latest evolution of online/on-campus curriculum starts in fall 2020 Mitchell Hamline School of Law announced Sept. 5 it will take the next step as the nation’s leader in online and on-campus legal education with the launch next fall of a new blended-learning enrollment option. The new offering integrates elements of Mitchell Hamline’s pioneering Hybrid J.D. …

Mitchell Hamline announces new blended-learning J.D. option