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Nicole James Gilchrist ’03 named new chair of Mitchell Hamline board of trustees

Posted: June 27, 2022
Nicole James Gilchrist ’03 will become chair of the Mitchell Hamline board of trustees, as of July 1. Gilchrist, who has served on the board since 2014, is currently vice chair. She will succeed Frank Harris ’75, who has been chair since 2020. “Mitchell Hamline honors its history by continuing to work to find ways …

Nicole James Gilchrist ’03 named new chair of Mitchell Hamline board of trustees

Mitchell Hamline dean, students respond to Dobbs decision

Posted: June 24, 2022
President and Dean Anthony Niedwiecki emailed this message on Friday, June 24, to the Mitchell Hamline community following the U.S. Supreme Court’s release of its opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Below the dean’s message are statements from the Student Bar Association and the Law Review.   Dear students, staff, and faculty: Regardless …

Mitchell Hamline dean, students respond to Dobbs decision

First student to attend law school from prison will attend Mitchell Hamline

Posted: June 13, 2022
Mitchell Hamline School of Law and All Square partner in Prison to Law Pipeline program Mitchell Hamline School of Law will welcome Maureen Onyelobi into its juris doctor program this fall, making Mitchell Hamline the first ABA-approved law school in the country to educate currently incarcerated individuals. It’s a moment nearly three years in the …

First student to attend law school from prison will attend Mitchell Hamline

Kate Kruse, Natalie Netzel named co-directors of Mitchell Hamline clinics

Posted: April 19, 2022
When Natalie Netzel was deciding which law school to attend, she kept coming back to the school that promised her “practical wisdom” that would make her ready to practice when she graduated. A large part of the pull was the clinical education that would give her real-world legal experience while still in law school. Ten …

Kate Kruse, Natalie Netzel named co-directors of Mitchell Hamline clinics

Mitchell Hamline announces forthcoming Center for the Study of Black Life and the Law

Posted: February 18, 2022
Mitchell Hamline School of Law is pleased to announce a forthcoming academic center focused on the legal system and Black lives. The formal launch of the Center for the Study of Black Life and the Law is expected this fall. The center will be a repository for both theory and policy on how laws and …

Mitchell Hamline announces forthcoming Center for the Study of Black Life and the Law