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Anthony Winer, trailblazer for LGBTQ+ people in legal education, retires from Mitchell Hamline

Posted: July 1, 2022
Anthony Winer spent the 1980s working at the Federal Reserve Board in Washington, then two big firms in New York City. By all accounts, he could have stayed in New York and had a lucrative career in international banking law. But Anthony Winer also spent the latter part of the 1980s watching many of his …

Anthony Winer, trailblazer for LGBTQ+ people in legal education, retires from Mitchell Hamline

Lena at 100: Celebrating a civil rights icon

Posted: June 14, 2021
Editor’s note: This week marks the 100th anniversary of Lena Olive Smith, a Mitchell Hamline legacy alum, becoming the first Black woman to become a licensed attorney in Minnesota. She remained the only Black woman lawyer in the state from 1921-1945. The following article was adapted by Tom Weber from a biography of Lena Olive …

Lena at 100: Celebrating a civil rights icon

Marking the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act

Posted: August 4, 2020
Signing of the ADA
Mitchell Hamline celebrates the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which turned 30 on July 26, 2020. This landmark civil rights act, which prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities, formalized equity and inclusion as a federal law. Following the path of the civil rights movement, it was the disability rights movement and disability rights …

Marking the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act

A tribute to civil rights icon John Lewis

Posted: July 28, 2020
Mitchell Hamline School of Law and the country mourn the loss of Congressman John Lewis, an activist for social justice and civil and human rights. Congressman Lewis’ life was an example of commitment and courage in the struggle for racial equality and justice in our country, and after 50 years of dedicated service, he received …

A tribute to civil rights icon John Lewis