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Lena at 100: Celebrating a civil rights icon

Posted: June 14, 2021
Editor’s note: This week marks the 100th anniversary of Lena Olive Smith, a Mitchell Hamline legacy alum, becoming the first Black woman to become a licensed attorney in Minnesota. She remained the only Black woman lawyer in the state from 1921-1945. The following article was adapted by Tom Weber from a biography of Lena Olive …

Lena at 100: Celebrating a civil rights icon

From suffrage to equal rights: Mitchell Hamline to host week of events marking Women’s History Month

Posted: March 16, 2021
Mitchell Hamline School of Law will host several events during the week of March 22 to commemorate the work of activists in Minnesota who ensured the right to vote for women, as well as to discuss current debates and litigation over the Equal Rights Amendment and the Voting Rights Act. The series is called “Julia …

From suffrage to equal rights: Mitchell Hamline to host week of events marking Women’s History Month

Retiring Dakota Co. Attorney Jim Backstrom ‘78 encourages public service

Posted: January 27, 2021
Every time James Backstrom ‘78 signs his name, he makes sure to include his middle initial so he can remember his father. Clifford Backstrom was a firefighter for more than three decades and passed a duty to serve the public to his son. In February, the son of Clifford Backstrom will retire just after his …

Retiring Dakota Co. Attorney Jim Backstrom ‘78 encourages public service

Display featuring history of Indian Law programs unveiled at Nov. 14 event

Posted: November 6, 2018
The Indian Law Program will host a daylong CLE “Tribal Courts and Treaty Rights: Perspectives from the Front Lines,” Wednesday, Nov. 14, 9 am—4 pm, at Mitchell Hamline. Register The event will feature panel discussions by alums who serve as judges and practicing attorneys in tribal court, a presentation on the indigenous legal system in Canada, …

Display featuring history of Indian Law programs unveiled at Nov. 14 event

Mitchell Hamline History Committee seeks proposals to implement $60,000 Minnesota Historical Society Partnership grant

Posted: July 2, 2018
Mitchell Hamline School of Law issues this request for proposals from qualified organizations to implement a $60,000 Partnership grant received from the Minnesota Historical Society. As part of the combination of Hamline University School of Law and William Mitchell College of Law, Hamline and the new entity, Mitchell Hamline, committed to the creation of a …

Mitchell Hamline History Committee seeks proposals to implement $60,000 Minnesota Historical Society Partnership grant