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Anthony Niedwiecki

Paving the Way: Continuing to expand access to law school

Posted: October 30, 2023
Mitchell Hamline continues to innovate in a variety of ways to expand access to law school Michelle and Chris Furrer nearly gave up on law school because the commutes to the nearest law schools would be too long. The married couple lives and works on Chris’ family’s third-generation cattle farm in rural Monroe, Washington, the …

Paving the Way: Continuing to expand access to law school

Hilbert ‘ready’ to lead Mitchell Hamline as interim

Posted: August 22, 2023
“This is a special place. What we’re doing is different than other law schools.” Jim Hilbert is pretty sure his first time on the Mitchell Hamline campus was to use the library. That was 25 or more years ago, when he was in private practice. Students at what was then William Mitchell College of Law …

Hilbert ‘ready’ to lead Mitchell Hamline as interim

Statement on Supreme Court opinion in higher-education admissions case

Posted: June 29, 2023
Below is a statement issued today by Dean Anthony Niedwiecki and Board Chair Nicole James Gilchrist in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s opinion in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. University of North Carolina, et al. “We are disappointed but not …

Statement on Supreme Court opinion in higher-education admissions case

Mitchell Hamline honors newest graduates

Posted: June 6, 2023
“Mitchell Hamline is a much better place because you’re a part of it.” Mitchell Hamline celebrated the class of 2023 during its commencement ceremony on June 3 at the Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St. Paul. “Mitchell Hamline is a much better place because you’re a part of it,” said President and Dean Anthony Niedwiecki, at …

Mitchell Hamline honors newest graduates

Professor Steenson receives honorary degree from Mitchell Hamline

Posted: May 30, 2023
Professor Mike Steenson received an honorary degree at Mitchell Hamline’s commencement on June 3. The law school’s board of trustees has approved the degree in recognition of his 50 years of service to Mitchell Hamline. “I’m now one of you,” exclaimed Steenson to the students before him. Steenson was 26 years old and fresh off …

Professor Steenson receives honorary degree from Mitchell Hamline