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Alum advocates for immigrants in South Dakota

Posted: July 16, 2021
Taneeza Islam ‘07 providing legal support, safe space After a car accident left Taneeza Islam’s arm severely injured in 2005, withdrawing temporarily from Mitchell Hamline seemed to be the only option. But when Islam spoke with her professors about her plans, one stood out. “Professor Marie Failinger looked at me and said, ‘Taneeza, we need …

Alum advocates for immigrants in South Dakota

New Visiting Assistant Professor program aims to diversify ranks of legal education faculty

Posted: July 14, 2021
Among Mitchell Hamline’s six newest faculty members are three women of color who are the school’s initial Visiting Assistant Professors (VAPs): Engy Abdelkader, Maikieta Brantley, and DeShayla Strachan. The VAP program is designed specifically to diversify the legal profession by recruiting accomplished attorneys of color into teaching positions with two-year appointments -and an option for …

New Visiting Assistant Professor program aims to diversify ranks of legal education faculty

Mitchell Hamline students win global negotiation competition

Posted: July 6, 2021
After prepping for and competing in an international competition for more than a week without much sleep, Mitchell Hamline students Austyn Boothe and Daniel Sheikhan decided to stay up until 4 am a few nights ago to watch the results. It proved a good choice. The duo won first place last week in the 2021 …

Mitchell Hamline students win global negotiation competition

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

Mitchell Hamline welcomes six new faculty; makes plans for further expansion

Posted: July 1, 2021
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Mitchell Hamline School of Law is welcoming six new members of the faculty this year with plans to hire five new tenure/tenure-track faculty to begin in fall 2022. Overall, the moves are part of the school’s goal to hire 10 new tenure/tenure-track faculty in coming years. The six new faculty include one professor of law, …

Mitchell Hamline welcomes six new faculty; makes plans for further expansion