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Anthony Niedwiecki

Mitchell Hamline Professor Colette Routel appointed to judgeship

Posted: July 29, 2021
Mitchell Hamline Professor Colette Routel has been named to the bench in Hennepin County, Minnesota. The appointment, announced Thursday by Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan, was one of two made to fill vacancies in the Fourth Judicial District that will occur with the retirements of Judges Margaret Daly ‘81 and Kathleen Sheehy. …

Mitchell Hamline Professor Colette Routel appointed to judgeship

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 holds in-person commencement ceremony

Posted: June 9, 2021
More than 250 of Mitchell Hamline’s newest graduates received their Juris Doctor degrees under a hot sun and strong crosswind on Sunday, June 6. The commencement ceremony, the first to be held in person in more than a year, took place at CHS Field in St. Paul, home to the Minnesota Twins’ minor league team, …

Mitchell Hamline holds in-person commencement ceremony

Mitchell Hamline hosts community remembrance honoring George Floyd

Posted: May 26, 2021
A vigil to honor the life of George Floyd drew about 200 people to campus Tuesday evening. Members of the Mitchell Hamline community as well as the public at large gathered on the front lawn to mark the one-year anniversary of Floyd’s murder at the hands of police. The event began at 8 pm, the …

Mitchell Hamline hosts community remembrance honoring George Floyd