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Mitchell Hamline professor Angelique EagleWoman sworn in as tribal Supreme Court justice

Posted: November 24, 2020
Mitchell Hamline professor Angelique EagleWoman spent Election Day making history – not by winning office but by entering it. Donning a mask with her 16-year old son nearby, EagleWoman swore the oath to become the newest associate justice on the Sisseton-Wahpeton Supreme Court of Appeals. The ceremony happened on the Lake Traverse Reservation in South …

Mitchell Hamline professor Angelique EagleWoman sworn in as tribal Supreme Court justice

Confirmed: Fall 2020 incoming class is Mitchell Hamline’s largest ever

Posted: November 17, 2020
Mitchell Hamline leaders have confirmed the fall 2020 incoming class of 404 students was the largest-ever in the history of the school and its legacy schools. The entering class was the most qualified in the five years since the combination that formed Mitchell Hamline, slightly more diverse than last year, and included the highest-ever number …

Confirmed: Fall 2020 incoming class is Mitchell Hamline’s largest ever

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

Mitchell Hamline will remain entirely online in spring 2021

Posted: October 20, 2020
Students at Mitchell Hamline School of Law will remain fully online for the upcoming J-term and spring semester. In an email to students on Monday, Oct. 19, President and Dean Anthony Niedwiecki noted “the public health situation has not changed appreciably since late July when we decided to teach remotely in the fall.” Below is …

Mitchell Hamline will remain entirely online in spring 2021

Voting begins as Hispanic Heritage Month ends; Latinos are flexing their political muscle

Posted: October 13, 2020
Mitchell Hamline front entrance
This week marks the end of Hispanic Heritage Month. Every year, the celebration begins on September 15th because five Latin American countries celebrate their own independence that day: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. In addition, Mexico celebrates its Independence Day at the end of September 15th as the clock strikes midnight on …

Voting begins as Hispanic Heritage Month ends; Latinos are flexing their political muscle