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Influential litigator, author, and teacher David Herr ’78 remembered for ‘remarkable legacy’

Posted: January 3, 2022
David Herr ‘78, a highly regarded appellate lawyer and complex case litigator who long mentored students and taught at Mitchell Hamline, died on Dec. 22, 2021, at the age of 71. He had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. “I already miss his wit, writings, and wisdom,” said Professor Roger Haydock, who knew …

Influential litigator, author, and teacher David Herr ’78 remembered for ‘remarkable legacy’

Board of trustees approves strategic plan for 2021-25

Posted: December 14, 2021
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The board of trustees on Dec. 7 approved a strategic plan for Mitchell Hamline that establishes goals in the areas of curriculum; access and opportunity; student experience; organizational excellence and culture; and community. The plan includes intermediate goals on a path toward completion by 2025, the 10-year anniversary of the combination that created Mitchell Hamline. …

Board of trustees approves strategic plan for 2021-25

Niedwiecki announces scholarship honoring Lena Smith, calls to reform bar exam in installation speech focused on access

Posted: September 16, 2021
“There are so many reasons I came to this school. Number one, and most important, is because I wanted to be at a school that committed itself to providing access and opportunity to those who otherwise would not have gotten a degree.”   As a gay, first-generation college student of modest means, Anthony Niedwiecki would …

Niedwiecki announces scholarship honoring Lena Smith, calls to reform bar exam in installation speech focused on access

A note to our military students and families

Posted: August 31, 2021
With the end of the United States military operations in Afghanistan, President and Dean Anthony Niedwiecki sent the following note to students Tuesday morning on behalf of Dean Lynn LeMoine and himself: Dear Mitchell Hamline community, The U.S. military’s 20-year war in Afghanistan came to an end yesterday (Monday) afternoon when the last U.S. troops …

A note to our military students and families

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