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Louis Ainsworth ’77, supporter of innovation, dies at age 77

Posted: March 28, 2025
Mitchell Hamline lost a key figure of its community with the passing of Louis Ainsworth ’77 on March 17. He was 77 years old. Ainsworth wore many hats at Mitchell Hamline, as a leader, alum, professor, mentor, and supporter of innovative programming at the law school. Originally from Illinois, Ainsworth earned his bachelor’s degree from …

Louis Ainsworth ’77, supporter of innovation, dies at age 77

Mitchell Hamline honors 10 years of blended learning with future of law symposium

Posted: December 12, 2024
Ten years ago, Mitchell Hamline School of Law launched the nation’s first J.D. at an ABA-approved law school that students could earn partially online and partially in person, forever changing the landscape of legal education. To honor this milestone and commitment to continual evolution, Mitchell Hamline will be hosting a symposium on January 15, “Transforming …

Mitchell Hamline honors 10 years of blended learning with future of law symposium

Commencement ceremony May 31 for 370 students

Posted: May 21, 2024
Commencement at Mitchell Hamline School of Law not only marks the closing of the spring term—it recognizes the years of hard work graduating students have invested. It honors all they’ve accomplished and become. It ushers in their next step as they join a community of over 20,000 alumni and adds two new letters to the …

Commencement ceremony May 31 for 370 students

Natalie Hudson, one-time Hamline Law assistant dean, named chief justice of Minn. Supreme Court

Posted: August 23, 2023
Justice Natalie Hudson, a one-time assistant dean at Hamline University School of Law, was elevated Wednesday from her post as associate justice to chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. The historic appointment from Gov. Tim Walz will mark the first time the state’s highest court is led by a person of color. “Justice Hudson …

Natalie Hudson, one-time Hamline Law assistant dean, named chief justice of Minn. Supreme Court

Mitchell Hamline 2023 Student Award of Merit winners named

Posted: May 15, 2023
Students (L-R) Marilys Solano, Jayashree Venkateswaran, and Michelle Furrer have been named 2023 Student Award of Merit winners.
Mitchell Hamline students Michelle Furrer, Marilys Solano, and Jayashree Venkateswaran have been named Student Award of Merit recipients for 2023. All three are part of the class of students that entered law school in August 2020 at the height of the COVID pandemic. Their studies were entirely online for their first year. The trio recently completed …

Mitchell Hamline 2023 Student Award of Merit winners named