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Students consider careers using mediation skills after international competition

Posted: March 2, 2018
Mitchell Hamline students Abdisamed Awed and Susana Muñoz returned to the U.S. after a recent international mediation competition in Paris with an impressive 3rd-place finish and new skills in dispute resolution. Both are charting a path in law that reflects the recent immigrant experience of their families—Muñoz as a first-generation Mexican American and Awed as …

Students consider careers using mediation skills after international competition

Prof. Carolyn Grose’s book aims to improve storytelling in law

Posted: February 22, 2018
Mitchell Hamline Professor Carolyn Grose hopes her new book helps law students and working attorneys become better persuasive advocates by improving their narrative and storytelling skills, regardless of practice area or type. “For me, narrative theory does two things—gather and organize information, and persuade,” Grose says. In “Lawyers, Clients and Narrative: A Framework for Law …

Prof. Carolyn Grose’s book aims to improve storytelling in law

Professor Jonathan Kahn takes on implicit bias in new book

Posted: February 14, 2018
In his new book, Prof. Jonathan Kahn takes issue with implicit bias. It’s right there in the title: “Race on the Brain: What Implicit Bias Gets Wrong About the Struggle for Racial Justice.” It’s not that Kahn doesn’t believe in implicit bias—the idea that we all carry certain prejudices against groups of people or other …

Professor Jonathan Kahn takes on implicit bias in new book

Mitchell Hamline honors alums for their service and accomplishments

Posted: February 6, 2018
  Mitchell Hamline honored three alums for their accomplishments and service to the law school during the 2018 Alumni Celebration on Tuesday, Feb. 6. Professor Louis Ainsworth ’77 (WMCL) received the Outstanding Alumni Award for his deep commitment and extensive service to Mitchell Hamline. Ainsworth filled many leadership positions during his nine years on the …

Mitchell Hamline honors alums for their service and accomplishments