{"id":73281,"date":"2025-12-17T23:42:34","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T05:42:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/?p=73281"},"modified":"2025-12-17T23:42:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T05:42:34","slug":"the-year-2025-in-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/2025\/12\/17\/the-year-2025-in-review\/","title":{"rendered":"The year 2025 in review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>2025 marked a yearlong celebration of Mitchell Hamline School of Law\u2019s 125-year anniversary, honoring the law school\u2019s legacy while looking forward to a bright future in 2026 and beyond. In October, a new strategic plan was approved by the Board of Trustees to lead Mitchell Hamline into its next chapter. The plan focuses on four key areas of bolstering admissions and recruiting, curriculum and student engagement, alumni communications and community engagement, and fiscal sustainability. Mitchell Hamline is proud of the accomplishments in 2025 that have already advanced these initiatives, benefited the law school community, and bettered the student experience.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":12,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mitchellhamline.edu\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/17\\\/the-year-2025-in-review\\\/\"}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-73281 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/2025\/12\/17\/the-year-2025-in-review\/transforming-legal-education-symposium\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"73297\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Transforming-Legal-Education-symposium-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;keywords&quot;:&quot;Array&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Transforming Legal Education symposium\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Transforming-Legal-Education-symposium-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Transforming-Legal-Education-symposium-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Transforming-Legal-Education-symposium-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Transforming-Legal-Education-symposium-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Transforming-Legal-Education-symposium-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Transforming-Legal-Education-symposium-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Transforming-Legal-Education-symposium-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Transforming-Legal-Education-symposium-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Transforming-Legal-Education-symposium-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/2025\/12\/17\/the-year-2025-in-review\/virtual-law-school-fair-behind-the-scenes\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"73298\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Virtual-Law-School-Fair-behind-the-scenes.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1439,959\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;keywords&quot;:&quot;Array&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Virtual Law School Fair behind the scenes\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Virtual-Law-School-Fair-behind-the-scenes-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Virtual-Law-School-Fair-behind-the-scenes-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"1439\" height=\"959\" src=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Virtual-Law-School-Fair-behind-the-scenes.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Virtual-Law-School-Fair-behind-the-scenes.jpg 1439w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Virtual-Law-School-Fair-behind-the-scenes-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Virtual-Law-School-Fair-behind-the-scenes-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Virtual-Law-School-Fair-behind-the-scenes-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1439px) 100vw, 1439px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/2025\/12\/17\/the-year-2025-in-review\/food-pantry\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"73290\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Food-Pantry-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1737634656&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;keywords&quot;:&quot;Array&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Food Pantry\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Food-Pantry-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Food-Pantry-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Food-Pantry-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Food-Pantry-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Food-Pantry-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Food-Pantry-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Food-Pantry-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Food-Pantry-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Food-Pantry-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The \u201cTransforming Legal Education for the Future of Law\u201d symposium featured legal education and AI experts, faculty members, and alumni to honor and build upon the innovative spirit that launched the blended-learning enrollment option 10 years ago in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Mitchell Hamline hosted a first-of-its-kind Virtual Law School Fair for more than 200 prospective students to learn about virtual and distance-education enrollment opportunities from 18 law schools, including Mitchell Hamline\u2019s blended-learning enrollment option, which was the nation\u2019s first J.D. at an ABA-approved law school that students could earn partially online and partially in-person, increasing access to legal education. Due to the success of the event, <a href=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/admission\/virtual-law-school-fair-student-registration\/\">the fair will be held again on Jan. 15, 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>An initiative of the school\u2019s Wellness Committee, the food pantry officially opened as a free resource for the law school community to access essential food and personal care resources and help combat food insecurity.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div 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data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;keywords&quot;:&quot;Array&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"San Francisco dean visit\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/San-Francisco-dean-visit-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/San-Francisco-dean-visit.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/San-Francisco-dean-visit.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" 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data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;keywords&quot;:&quot;Array&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Metzen Allison alumni awards\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Metzen-Allison-alumni-awards-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Metzen-Allison-alumni-awards.jpg\" width=\"730\" height=\"487\" src=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Metzen-Allison-alumni-awards.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" 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Hamasaki&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1760121968&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 2025 Ryo Hamasaki Photpography. All Rights Reserved.&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;47&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;keywords&quot;:&quot;Array&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Alumni Award winners October\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Alumni-Award-winners-October-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Alumni-Award-winners-October-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Alumni-Award-winners-October-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Alumni-Award-winners-October-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Alumni-Award-winners-October-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Alumni-Award-winners-October-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Alumni-Award-winners-October-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Alumni-Award-winners-October-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Alumni-Award-winners-October-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>President and Dean Camille Davidson kicked off a series of alumni visits with a trip to San Francisco in January. She continued her travels throughout the year to meet with alumni, current and prospective students, and friends in Phoenix, San Diego, New York City, Chicago, Seattle, Alaska, Detroit, and Atlanta.<\/p>\n<p>Two classes of extraordinary alumni were honored with Mitchell Hamline\u2019s Alumni Awards. <a href=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/2025\/01\/31\/alumni-association-honors-three-alums-with-annual-awards\/\">In February<\/a>, Senior Judge <strong>Leslie Metzen \u201979<\/strong> received the Distinguished Alumni Award, <strong>Jeffry Collins \u201921<\/strong> received the Outstanding Alumni Award, and <strong>Jeremiah Allison \u201920<\/strong> received the Recent Alumni Award.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/2025\/10\/03\/alumni-association-board-honors-three-alums-with-annual-awards\/\">During the Alumni Reunion Weekend in October<\/a>, Senior Judge <strong>John P. Smith \u201975<\/strong> received the Distinguished Alumni Award, Senior Judge <strong>Donovan Frank \u201977<\/strong> received the Outstanding Alumni Award, and <strong>Rashanda Bruce \u201918<\/strong> received the Recent Alumni Award.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":12,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mitchellhamline.edu\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/17\\\/the-year-2025-in-review\\\/\"}' id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-73281 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon 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data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/3M-tour-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;keywords&quot;:&quot;Array&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"3M tour\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/3M-tour-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/3M-tour-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/3M-tour-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/3M-tour-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/3M-tour-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/3M-tour-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/3M-tour-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/3M-tour-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/3M-tour-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Admitted Student Day welcomed more than 100 prospective students and family members to campus to explore the rigorous legal education Mitchell Hamline offers.<\/p>\n<p>For the class of 2024 (graduates from Sept. 1, 2023 \u2013 Aug. 31, 2024), 92.8% of all known job seekers had secured employment in bar-passage-required, J.D.-advantage, or other professional positions, or were enrolled in graduate studies programs, within 10 months of graduation, prepared to thrive in their chosen careers.<\/p>\n<p>Members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/intellectual-property-institute\/\">Intellectual Property Institute<\/a>, Student Intellectual Property Law Association (SIPLA), and alumni went on a tour of the 3M Innovation Center, hosted by Assistant Chief IP Counsel <strong>Melissa Buss \u201900<\/strong>, to learn about IP law and the thriving IP community in the Twin Cities.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 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src=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Women-in-Law-Tea-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Women-in-Law-Tea-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Women-in-Law-Tea-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Women-in-Law-Tea-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Women-in-Law-Tea-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Women-in-Law-Tea-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Women-in-Law-Tea-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Several areas of study continue to be nationally renowned, and Mitchell Hamline was ranked no. 8 in <a href=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/dispute-resolution-institute\/\">dispute resolution<\/a> and no. 26 in <a href=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/health-law-institute\/\">health law<\/a>, according to U.S. News &amp; World Report 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/mhlawreview.org\/\/\">Mitchell Hamline Law Review<\/a> celebrated 51 years of the publication at their annual banquet in May. In the fall, Vol. 52 editors hosted the <a href=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/2025\/09\/24\/annual-law-review-symposium-to-highlight-law-in-rural-communities\/\">Law Review Symposium<\/a> focused on the intersection of health care, policy, agriculture, public service, and the law in rural communities.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/alumni\/justice-esther-m-tomljanovich-celebration-of-women-in-the-law-tea\/\">25<sup>th<\/sup> annual Celebration of Women in Law Tea<\/a> featured an inspirational panel of alumnae trustees about the power of grit and perseverance. The tea was created by Justice <strong>Esther M. Tomljanovich \u201955<\/strong>, who also has a <a href=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/giving\/justice-esther-m-tomljanovich-55-scholarship-for-women-in-the-law\/\">scholarship in her name<\/a> that supports future generations of law students.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":12,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mitchellhamline.edu\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/17\\\/the-year-2025-in-review\\\/\"}' id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-73281 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/2025\/12\/17\/the-year-2025-in-review\/commencement-4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"73300\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Commencement-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Ryo Hamasaki&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 2025 Ryo Hamasaki Photpography. 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https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/MN-Best-gold-winner-logo-for-recap-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/29\/over-300-to-graduate-from-mitchell-hamline-school-of-law\/\">305 graduates<\/a> joined the Mitchell Hamline network of more than 23,000, equipped with the skills and judgment to thrive in legal practice and their chosen careers and to serve their communities with distinction.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leah Olm \u201925<\/strong> and <strong>Parker Vegemast \u201925<\/strong> received the 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/06\/two-graduates-receive-2025-student-award-of-merit\/\">Student Award of Merit<\/a>, which recognizes graduating students who demonstrate excellent academic performance and community contributions.<\/p>\n<p>Mitchell Hamline was once again among Minnesota\u2019s Best and received a gold award for best graduate\/professional education, as voted by the readers of the Minnesota Star Tribune.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":12,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mitchellhamline.edu\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/17\\\/the-year-2025-in-review\\\/\"}' id='gallery-6' class='gallery galleryid-73281 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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data-large-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/two-new-faculty-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/two-new-faculty.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/two-new-faculty.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/two-new-faculty-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/two-new-faculty-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/two-new-faculty-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/two-new-faculty-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/2025\/12\/17\/the-year-2025-in-review\/kosovo-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"73291\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Kosovo.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2016,1344\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;keywords&quot;:&quot;Array&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Kosovo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Kosovo-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Kosovo-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"2016\" height=\"1344\" src=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Kosovo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Kosovo.jpg 2016w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Kosovo-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Kosovo-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Kosovo-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Kosovo-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2016px) 100vw, 2016px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Minnesota-Lawyer-Reader-Rankings-2025-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Minnesota-Lawyer-Reader-Rankings-2025.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Minnesota-Lawyer-Reader-Rankings-2025.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Minnesota-Lawyer-Reader-Rankings-2025.jpg 900w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Minnesota-Lawyer-Reader-Rankings-2025-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Minnesota-Lawyer-Reader-Rankings-2025-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Two new faculty members joined Mitchell Hamline in the 2025-26 academic year: <a href=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/2025\/08\/07\/mitchell-hamline-welcomes-jessica-west-to-faculty\/\">Jessica West<\/a>, who teaches Evidence and in the clinical program, and <a href=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/2025\/08\/07\/eleanor-frisch-joins-legal-writing-faculty\/\">Eleanor Frisch<\/a>, who teaches legal writing.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/center-for-law-and-business\/\">Center for Law and Business<\/a> led the first-ever U.S. law school study abroad in Kosovo, Europe\u2019s youngest nation, offering a unique educational experience learning about transitional justice and economic development, meeting Supreme Court justices, and exploring cities rich with centuries of religious and ethnic tolerance.<\/p>\n<p>Mitchell Hamline was once again recognized as Minnesota\u2019s top law school by the readers of Minnesota Lawyer magazine.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-7 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-7 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-7 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-7 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":12,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mitchellhamline.edu\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/17\\\/the-year-2025-in-review\\\/\"}' id='gallery-7' class='gallery galleryid-73281 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/2025\/12\/17\/the-year-2025-in-review\/bar-passage\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"73284\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Bar-passage.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1800,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;keywords&quot;:&quot;Array&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bar passage\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Bar-passage-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Bar-passage-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Bar-passage.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Bar-passage.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Bar-passage-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Bar-passage-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Bar-passage-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Bar-passage-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/2025\/12\/17\/the-year-2025-in-review\/campus-improvements\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"73285\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/campus-improvements.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1800,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;keywords&quot;:&quot;Array&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"campus improvements\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/campus-improvements-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/campus-improvements-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/campus-improvements.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/campus-improvements.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/campus-improvements-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/campus-improvements-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/campus-improvements-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/campus-improvements-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/2025\/12\/17\/the-year-2025-in-review\/ai-curriculum\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"73283\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/AI-curriculum.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1800,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;keywords&quot;:&quot;Array&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"AI curriculum\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/AI-curriculum-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/AI-curriculum-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/AI-curriculum.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/AI-curriculum.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/AI-curriculum-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/AI-curriculum-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/AI-curriculum-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/AI-curriculum-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Mitchell Hamline\u2019s first-time bar passage rate in Minnesota for July 2025 was 88.37 percent, which is the highest since the combination of William Mitchell College of Law and Hamline University School of Law in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Campus improvements during the summer and fall improved the in-person experience for students, faculty, staff, and visitors at our St. Paul location.<\/p>\n<p>An AI curriculum committee was formed to understand, discuss, and implement artificial intelligence into the legal education students receive at Mitchell Hamline to be better prepared for the realities of the legal profession.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-8 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-8 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-8 img 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data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;keywords&quot;:&quot;Array&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DRI Skills Lab logo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/DRI-Skills-Lab-logo-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/DRI-Skills-Lab-logo-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/DRI-Skills-Lab-logo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/DRI-Skills-Lab-logo.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/DRI-Skills-Lab-logo-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/DRI-Skills-Lab-logo-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/DRI-Skills-Lab-logo-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/DRI-Skills-Lab-logo-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/2025\/12\/17\/the-year-2025-in-review\/incoming-class\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"73308\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Incoming-class-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 9&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1755535746&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;28&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;keywords&quot;:&quot;Array&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Incoming class\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Incoming-class-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Incoming-class-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Incoming-class-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Incoming-class-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Incoming-class-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Incoming-class-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Incoming-class-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Incoming-class-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Incoming-class-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/2025\/12\/17\/the-year-2025-in-review\/top-women-in-law-logo\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"73296\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Top-Women-in-Law-logo.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"822,548\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;keywords&quot;:&quot;Array&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Top Women in Law logo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Top-Women-in-Law-logo-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Top-Women-in-Law-logo.jpg\" width=\"822\" height=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Top-Women-in-Law-logo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Top-Women-in-Law-logo.jpg 822w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Top-Women-in-Law-logo-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Top-Women-in-Law-logo-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 822px) 100vw, 822px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The Dispute Resolution Institute (DRI) <a href=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/dri-skills-lab\/\">Skills Lab<\/a> surpassed 100 skills simulations available to legal educators worldwide, and <a href=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/dri-skills-lab\/dri-press\/\">DRI Press<\/a> launched its Resource Series designed to enhance skills learning across the curriculum with its first volume, \u201cRole-Playing for Learning: Enhancing Skills in Doctrinal Courses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Following the largest application pool since the combination, Mitchell Hamline\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/2025\/08\/28\/mitchell-hamline-welcomes-378-students-across-full-and-part-time-programs\/\">incoming class welcomed 372 students<\/a> across daytime, part-time evening, and blended-learning enrollment options, enabling access to legal education to students from a wide range of geographic locations and backgrounds.<\/p>\n<p>Dean Davidson, along with 16 Mitchell Hamline alumnae, were recognized for their leadership and legacy in Minnesota\u2019s legal community and were named <a href=\"https:\/\/minnlawyer.com\/2025\/08\/21\/2025-minnesota-top-women-in-law\/\">Top Women in Law<\/a> by Minnesota Lawyer. Dean Davidson was also recognized as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/twincities\/news\/2025\/03\/04\/2025-power-shift-camille-davidson-mitchell-hamline.html\">Power Shift 25 leader<\/a> by Minneapolis\/St. Paul Business Magazines and named to the 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/tcbmag.com\/notable\/camille-davidson\/\">Notable Women in Law<\/a> list by Twin Cities Business Magazine.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-9 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-9 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-9 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-9 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":12,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mitchellhamline.edu\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/17\\\/the-year-2025-in-review\\\/\"}' id='gallery-9' class='gallery galleryid-73281 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/2025\/12\/17\/the-year-2025-in-review\/spirit-of-hamline\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"73303\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Spirit-of-Hamline-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;keywords&quot;:&quot;Array&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Spirit of Hamline\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Spirit-of-Hamline-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Spirit-of-Hamline-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Spirit-of-Hamline-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Spirit-of-Hamline-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Spirit-of-Hamline-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Spirit-of-Hamline-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Spirit-of-Hamline-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Spirit-of-Hamline-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Spirit-of-Hamline-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/2025\/12\/17\/the-year-2025-in-review\/judicial-wall\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"73309\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Judicial-wall-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Ryo Hamasaki&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1760116759&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 2025 Ryo Hamasaki Photpography. All Rights Reserved.&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;33&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;6400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;keywords&quot;:&quot;Array&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Judicial wall\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Judicial-wall-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Judicial-wall-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Judicial-wall-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Judicial-wall-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Judicial-wall-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Judicial-wall-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Judicial-wall-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Judicial-wall-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Judicial-wall-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/2025\/12\/17\/the-year-2025-in-review\/university-of-alaska-fairbanks\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"73304\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/University-of-Alaska-Fairbanks.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;keywords&quot;:&quot;Array&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"University of Alaska Fairbanks\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/University-of-Alaska-Fairbanks-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/University-of-Alaska-Fairbanks-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/University-of-Alaska-Fairbanks.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/University-of-Alaska-Fairbanks.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/University-of-Alaska-Fairbanks-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/University-of-Alaska-Fairbanks-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/University-of-Alaska-Fairbanks-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Nearly 400 alumni, students, faculty, employees, and community partners joined Mitchell Hamline for an Alumni Reunion Weekend in October, which featured many opportunities for alumni to connect about their law school experiences. Highlights included CLEs hosted at Hamline University, an emeritus faculty luncheon, and a program focused on mental health and wellness hosted in collaboration with Mobilize Recovery and Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School of Addiction Studies.<\/p>\n<p>A new school installation recognizing alumni who are members of the judiciary was revealed in a ribbon-cutting ceremony with the St. Paul Chamber of Commerce.<\/p>\n<p>Dean Davidson formally signed a <a href=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/academics\/dual-degrees\/33-program\/\">3+3 partnership agreement<\/a> between Mitchell Hamline and University of Alaska Fairbanks, which allows students to complete their bachelor\u2019s and J.D. degrees in six years rather than seven, not only saving time and tuition, but also increasing access to legal education in the only state without a law school.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-10 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-10 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: 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data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;keywords&quot;:&quot;Array&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Court of Appeals\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Court-of-Appeals-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Court-of-Appeals-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Court-of-Appeals.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" 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data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Native-Law-conference-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1763114777&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.010752688172&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;keywords&quot;:&quot;Array&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Native Law conference\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Native-Law-conference-300x200.jpg\" 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Mitchell Hamline continues to have the largest number of Native law students of any law school in the nation.<\/p>\n<p>The fifth annual Hon. Steven E. Rau Memorial Lecture featured a keynote speech by Judge Michelle Childs of the United States Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit, and a panel discussion on the critical topic of judicial independence, the rule of law, and the attorney\u2019s oath. The lecture series and a scholarship were established in honor of Judge Steven Rau \u201983 following his death in 2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2025 marked a yearlong celebration of Mitchell Hamline School of Law\u2019s 125-year anniversary, honoring the law school\u2019s legacy while looking forward to a bright future in 2026 and beyond. In October, a new strategic plan was approved by the Board of Trustees to lead Mitchell Hamline into its next chapter. The plan focuses on four &hellip; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/2025\/12\/17\/the-year-2025-in-review\/\" class=\"more-link\">The year 2025 in review<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2537,"featured_media":73312,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,5],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-73281","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-features","8":"category-news","9":"entry"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73281","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2537"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73281"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73281\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/73312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}