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SBA President Amber Goodwin attends White House event on gun violence prevention

Posted: April 8, 2021
Mitchell Hamline’s Student Bar Association president Amber Goodwin was a guest at the White House Thursday for an event in the Rose Garden where President Joe Biden announced executive action on guns and gun violence. Goodwin, a blended-learning student who lives in Texas, founded a gun violence prevention organization called Community Justice Action Fund several …

SBA President Amber Goodwin attends White House event on gun violence prevention

Community input sought on new project to reduce systemic racism in criminal justice system

Posted: April 7, 2021
The death of George Floyd in police custody last year focused the world’s attention on a longstanding issue in Minnesota: systemic racism in the criminal justice system. Beginning later this month, residents of Minneapolis and St. Paul will have an opportunity to shape a project that aims to reduce the racial disparities that exist in …

Community input sought on new project to reduce systemic racism in criminal justice system

Mitchell Hamline professor Colette Routel named to shortlist for Hennepin County judgeship

Posted: April 5, 2021
Mitchell Hamline professor Colette Routel is one of three women being recommended to be a judge in Hennepin County, Minnesota’s most populous county. The Minnesota Commission on Judicial Selection recommends candidates to the governor, who ultimately makes the selection. In this case, the panel is making recommendations to fill the Fourth Judicial District seat made vacant …

Mitchell Hamline professor Colette Routel named to shortlist for Hennepin County judgeship

Six Minnesota judges to lead conversation for students on judicial clerkships

Posted: April 1, 2021
Six Minnesota judges, five of whom are alums of Mitchell Hamline, will be part of a conversation for current students on April 7th about judicial clerkships. The event, which is co-sponsored by Mitchell Hamline School of Law, is called “Demystifying Judicial Clerkships: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know.” The panel will be moderated by Judge …

Six Minnesota judges to lead conversation for students on judicial clerkships

Kristin Nimsger brings years of experience running tech firms to new advisory role

Posted: March 31, 2021
Minnesota native thrives on competition By Todd Nelson Successful tech CEO Kristin Nimsger ’98 has gone from building and running software companies to advising them on a larger scale on growth strategy and operational transformation. Nimsger joined Vista Equity Partners in April as a senior adviser in the Austin, Texas-based firm’s private equity division. She …

Kristin Nimsger brings years of experience running tech firms to new advisory role