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Minnesota House declares racism a public health crisis, thanks to alum’s work

Posted: August 5, 2020
In the days after George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police in May, Ruth Richardson remembered a conversation she’d had several years ago with her son, Shawn. “He’s a runner, and all he wants to do is be outside,” Richardson told NPR in June. “And I had to tell my little boy that you can’t …

Minnesota House declares racism a public health crisis, thanks to alum’s work

Marking the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act

Posted: August 4, 2020
Signing of the ADA
Mitchell Hamline celebrates the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which turned 30 on July 26, 2020. This landmark civil rights act, which prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities, formalized equity and inclusion as a federal law. Following the path of the civil rights movement, it was the disability rights movement and disability rights …

Marking the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act

A tribute to civil rights icon John Lewis

Posted: July 28, 2020
Mitchell Hamline School of Law and the country mourn the loss of Congressman John Lewis, an activist for social justice and civil and human rights. Congressman Lewis’ life was an example of commitment and courage in the struggle for racial equality and justice in our country, and after 50 years of dedicated service, he received …

A tribute to civil rights icon John Lewis

Mitchell Hamline to teach completely online in the fall

Posted: July 27, 2020
After consulting with faculty and staff, President and Dean Anthony Niedwiecki announced the decision to teach remotely this fall in an email on Friday, July 24. The text is below:   Dear faculty and staff, I shared with you on Monday my growing concern about holding some classes on campus this fall. It was clear …

Mitchell Hamline to teach completely online in the fall

Employment rate for Mitchell Hamline’s 2019 grads nearly 95 percent

Posted: July 16, 2020
Daniel Wright’s job is online these days, but it was like that even before the COVID-19 pandemic. Otherwise, he would have a 1,400 mile commute across eight states. Wright is a clerk for a judge in northwestern Minnesota while living in Raleigh, North Carolina. “The job was posted specifically as a remote clerkship because I …

Employment rate for Mitchell Hamline’s 2019 grads nearly 95 percent

Mitchell Hamline professor’s brief cited in historic Supreme Court ruling

Posted: July 13, 2020
Thursday’s landmark decision on treaty rights from the U.S. Supreme Court included input from Mitchell Hamline’s Indian Law Impact Litigation Clinic. The ruling, McGirt v. Oklahoma, affirmed that a large part of eastern Oklahoma remains a reservation for the Creek Nation, because Congress never passed legislation that explicitly abrogated the reservation created through an 1833 …

Mitchell Hamline professor’s brief cited in historic Supreme Court ruling

Mitchell Hamline’s Burger Library to reopen for students, faculty, staff on Monday, July 13

Posted: July 9, 2020
Opening is part of gradual reopening of the law school The Warren E. Burger Library at Mitchell Hamline School of Law will reopen on Monday, July 13 with several protocols in place to ensure patrons’ safety. This is a first step in a gradual reopening of the school and is in anticipation of offering a …

Mitchell Hamline’s Burger Library to reopen for students, faculty, staff on Monday, July 13

Anthony Niedwiecki begins serving as president and dean

Posted: July 1, 2020
Anthony S. Niedwiecki, a longtime legal educator and activist on behalf of LGBTQ rights, began serving as president and dean at Mitchell Hamline School of Law on July 1. “I’m thrilled to be joining Mitchell Hamline,” Niedwiecki said. “This school is one of the leading innovators in legal education, and I admire its focus on …

Anthony Niedwiecki begins serving as president and dean

New trustees, alumni board members start July 1

Posted: July 1, 2020
Frank Harris ’75 will chair board of trustees The Mitchell Hamline School of Law board of trustees added five new members effective July 1 and named new leaders. Frank V. Harris ’75, retired executive director of Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, will serve as chair. Joining the 33-member board, which oversees operations for the law school, …

New trustees, alumni board members start July 1