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Mitchell Hamline President and Dean Camille Davidson with University of Alaska Fairbanks Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Owen Guthrie, Interim Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Charlene Stern, and Interim Dean of College of Liberal Arts Carrie Baker<\/p><\/div>\n

Mitchell Hamline School of Law is making law school more accessible for students across the Midwest and the country, forging partnerships with undergraduate institutions to save students time and money.<\/p>\n

In Alaska last fall, Mitchell Hamline President and Dean Camille Davidson formally signed a 3+3 partnership agreement with University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), increasing access to legal education in the only state without a law school. The program will allow UAF students to earn their bachelor\u2019s and J.D. degrees in six years rather than seven.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis partnership with Mitchell Hamline is extremely supportive of our students in countless ways,\u201d said Assistant Professor of Public Law Carol Gray, a pre-law advisor at UAF. \u201cIt will promote more awareness among UAF students, support them in their expedited timeline to achieve their law degree, and facilitate greater communication between our two schools as we are all committed to helping train the next generation of Alaska\u2019s lawyers.\u201d<\/p>\n

If students take advantage of Mitchell Hamline\u2019s blended-learning enrollment option<\/a>\u2014earning their J.D. partially on campus and partially online\u2014they can stay rooted in their communities, traveling to Minnesota a couple times a year.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is our access mission at work and the key reason our blended-learning option was created over ten years ago,\u201d said Mitchell Hamline Vice President of Enrollment Annie Gemmell \u201912.<\/p>\n

Mitchell Hamline currently offers 3+3 programs<\/a> with colleges and universities in Minnesota and Wisconsin, including Hamline University, Bemidji State University, College of St. Scholastica, Saint Cloud State University, Winona State University, and University of Wisconsin Stout.<\/p>\n

Discussions are being held about developing a partnership with University of Alaska Southeast in Juneau and expanding the partnership with University of Alaska Anchorage. Mitchell Hamline actively seeks to expand partnerships with undergraduate institutions across the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Mitchell Hamline School of Law is making law school more accessible for students across the Midwest and the country, forging partnerships with undergraduate institutions to save students time and money. In Alaska last fall, Mitchell Hamline President and Dean Camille Davidson formally signed a 3+3 partnership agreement with University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), increasing access … <\/p>\n

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