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Students, professor contribute to Supreme Court case over tribal police authority

Posted: June 1, 2021
After finals ended last winter, Mitchell Hamline students Ge-Waden Dunkley, Annika Sanora, and Alia Hawkins got to work. They weren’t getting a head start on the spring semester but rather answering a call from Professor Colette Routel, seeking help on a brief she was co-writing in a case over tribal sovereignty. On Tuesday, that hard …

Students, professor contribute to Supreme Court case over tribal police authority

Mitchell Hamline hosts community remembrance honoring George Floyd

Posted: May 26, 2021
A vigil to honor the life of George Floyd drew about 200 people to campus Tuesday evening. Members of the Mitchell Hamline community as well as the public at large gathered on the front lawn to mark the one-year anniversary of Floyd’s murder at the hands of police. The event began at 8 pm, the …

Mitchell Hamline hosts community remembrance honoring George Floyd

Mitchell Hamline commencement to be held at CHS Field on June 6

Posted: May 26, 2021
Live stream available to all on Facebook Sunday, June 6, 11 am CDT After two commencement ceremonies had to be moved online over the past year, more than 250 graduates will walk the bases to get their diplomas on Sunday, June 6. The ceremony, one of the first in-person events for Mitchell Hamline in more …

Mitchell Hamline commencement to be held at CHS Field on June 6

First anniversary of George Floyd’s death: Is this the turning point?

Posted: May 24, 2021
Commentary by Rick Petry During the last year-and-a-half, the world has been turned upside down and shaken hard like a snow globe, and then turned upside down and shaken again. And again. And again. But unlike the snow globe which settles down after a few minutes, our world has faced wave upon wave associated with …

First anniversary of George Floyd’s death: Is this the turning point?

Three 2021 graduates receive Student Award of Merit

Posted: May 21, 2021
Mitchell Hamline students Amber Goodwin, Aretha Haynes, and Tiffany Phillips have been named Student Award of Merit recipients for 2021. Phillips and Haynes graduated in January; Goodwin will graduate in June. The award, from the Mitchell Hamline Alumni Association, honors graduating students whose contributions and participation in organizations and other events go beyond the normal …

Three 2021 graduates receive Student Award of Merit