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Mitchell Hamline School of Law held its 2020 winter commencement ceremony on Sunday, Jan. 12, at 2 pm at the RiverCentre in downtown St. Paul. Eighty-eight students received their law degrees. They are a diverse group, ranging in age from 24 to 73 and coming from 25 states. Twenty-two of them provided 50 or more …

Mitchell Hamline graduates 88 at winter commencement

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

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

  Mitchell Hamline has added five new members to its faculty this academic year. Thomas Cobb, Daniel Pi, and Jennifer Randolph Reise ’07 began teaching at the beginning of the fall semester in August. Kimberly Slay Holmes and Nathan Kavlie will step into the classroom at the beginning of the spring semester. Before coming to …

Mitchell Hamline welcomes new faculty members

A $145,000 grant from the Saint Paul and Minnesota Foundations will help expand the work of Mitchell Hamline’s Reentry Clinic. The clinic helps people transition from prison back into society by offering legal representation and connections to other resources and services such as community education. The clinic also gives Mitchell Hamline students real-world legal experience. …

Reentry Clinic to expand with help of grant

This fall, Mitchell Hamline is welcoming an incoming class of 375 full- and part-time 1Ls across all of the school’s J.D. programs, putting the school’s total enrollment at 1,194 students. For the first time ever, Mitchell Hamline’s total enrollment now includes students from every state in the nation. Students in the school’s full-time, part-time day, and …

Mitchell Hamline welcomes new and returning students as the fall semester begins

Mitchell Hamline will honor three alums for their accomplishments and service on Saturday, Sept. 14, during the All School Reunion. Former Justice Helen Meyer ’83 will receive the Outstanding Alumni Award for her deep commitment and significant service to Mitchell Hamline. Meyer, who served on the Minnesota Supreme Court from 2002 to 2012, was a …

Winners of Mitchell Hamline Alumni Awards honored for accomplishments and service

Several members of the Mitchell Hamline community are being honored with Diversity and Inclusion Awards from Minnesota Lawyer magazine. The third annual awards are being handed out to groups and individuals the magazine says have “made a significant impact with respect to diversity and inclusion on the greater community or within their organizations.” The winners …

Members of Mitchell Hamline community recognized for contributions to diversity