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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

Indian Law Program renamed Native American Law and Sovereignty Institute

Posted: October 12, 2020
Mitchell Hamline’s Indian Law Program will now be known as the Native American Law and Sovereignty Institute. The commitment to this area of law has deep roots in both of Mitchell Hamline’s legacy schools, with Co-Director Colette Routel as the longest-serving steward of the program since it began in 2009. The change helps highlight the …

Indian Law Program renamed Native American Law and Sovereignty Institute

A tribute to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Posted: September 22, 2020
  JUSTICE RUTH BADER GINSBURG March 15, 1933 – September 18, 2020   Ruth Bader Ginsburg was an extraordinary champion of gender equality. The second woman ever to serve on the United States Supreme Court, her contributions as a lawyer and jurist changed the way that the Court and the country thought about women’s rights. …

A tribute to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Three alums awarded for service to others

Posted: August 27, 2020
The Mitchell Hamline Alumni Association has announced its three alumni awards for 2020 will go to women who each help different underserved communities, and who do so in private practice, from within the government, and as the head of a nonprofit. Jean Lastine ’80 will receive the Distinguished Alumni Award for her work of more …

Three alums awarded for service to others

Incoming class at Mitchell Hamline likely school’s largest ever

Posted: August 17, 2020
Mitchell Hamline sign along Summit Avenue
Amidst the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mitchell Hamline School of Law is beginning its fall semester this week with what is likely to be a record number of incoming students. Enrollment figures won’t be finalized until October, but currently 420 first-year students are enrolled. This includes those in the school’s partly online Blended Learning …

Incoming class at Mitchell Hamline likely school’s largest ever

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

Posted: August 5, 2020
Ruth Richardson feature
In the days after George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police in May, Ruth Richardson ’06 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 …

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