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Nicole James Gilchrist ’03 named new chair of Mitchell Hamline board of trustees

Posted: June 27, 2022
Nicole James Gilchrist ’03 will become chair of the Mitchell Hamline board of trustees, as of July 1. Gilchrist, who has served on the board since 2014, is currently vice chair. She will succeed Frank Harris ’75, who has been chair since 2020. “Mitchell Hamline honors its history by continuing to work to find ways …

Nicole James Gilchrist ’03 named new chair of Mitchell Hamline board of trustees

Bruce Burton, former Mitchell dean and professor, dies at age 83

Posted: June 22, 2022
Bruce Burton, a former William Mitchell dean who led the school at a transformative time in its history, died on June 11, 2022, in Scottsdale, Arizona, where he lived. He was 83. Burton served as dean from 1975 to 1980 and oversaw the school’s move to what is now the Mitchell Hamline campus. During his …

Bruce Burton, former Mitchell dean and professor, dies at age 83

Justice Tomljanovich ’55 honored at Women in Law celebration

Posted: May 19, 2022
In 2000, when William Mitchell College of Law was celebrating its 100th anniversary, former Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Esther Tomljanovich ’55 was asked how the school could bring that history into the present. She suggested restarting the tea, an event from her time as a law student and young lawyer when women weren’t allowed in …

Justice Tomljanovich ’55 honored at Women in Law celebration

Niedwiecki announces scholarship honoring Lena Smith, calls to reform bar exam in installation speech focused on access

Posted: September 16, 2021
“There are so many reasons I came to this school. Number one, and most important, is because I wanted to be at a school that committed itself to providing access and opportunity to those who otherwise would not have gotten a degree.”   As a gay, first-generation college student of modest means, Anthony Niedwiecki would …

Niedwiecki announces scholarship honoring Lena Smith, calls to reform bar exam in installation speech focused on access

Mitchell Hamline honors retiring professors Janus, Juergens, and Ver Steegh

Posted: July 1, 2021
Eric Janus, Ann Juergens, and Nancy Ver Steegh have worked at Mitchell Hamline and its predecessor schools for more than 90 years combined. With their retirements this week, their legacies include not just being experts in their fields of study but also having been part of bringing two major changes to fruition: The very combination …

Mitchell Hamline honors retiring professors Janus, Juergens, and Ver Steegh