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The college campus and the Warren E. Burger Library will be closed starting at 6 p.m., Friday, December 22, 2006, and reopening at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, January 2, 2007, with the library opening at its regular time of 7:30 a.m..

Eileen Scallen will speak on the Jack Rice Show (WCCO 830 radio) from 12:30 – 1 pm Thursday, December 21.

William Mitchell College of Law is pleased to announce that Bridgid E. Dowdal has accepted the position of assistant dean for career and professional development. She will join the college on January 16. Dowdal has extensive practice experience. She served as an assistant U.S. attorney, District of Minnesota, 1999-2003. She was a U.S. Department of Justice …

William Mitchell College of Law was honored by the State Guardian ad Litem (GAL) Program and the Minnesota Judicial Council for its contributions to improving advocacy for abused children. The event recognizing GAL Pro Bono Partners was held Dec. 14 at the Minnesota Judicial Center. A guardian ad litem is trained to represent the best …

Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Russell Anderson will be the keynote speaker at William Mitchell College of Law’s 2007 Winter Commencement ceremony. Anderson was appointed chief justice in December of 2005 by Governor Tim Pawlenty, who described him at the time as “an extraordinary jurist— (who) will lead the state’s highest court with integrity and …

Nominations are being accepted for the first annual Paul A. Welter Award for Excellence in Trademark Law, honoring in-house trademark counsel for outstanding career accomplishments and service to the community. The award is sponsored by William Mitchell College of Law and Merchant & Gould. Welter was a 1964 graduate of William Mitchell and had a …

Rebecca White, a third-year student at William Mitchell College of Law, has been chosen for an internship with the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), in Vienna, Austria. “I«m very excited to do this,” she said. “I hope to be an asset to the organization and bring my experience back to share with …

William Mitchell College of Law student Shubha Harris has been awarded the Chris B. Nakamura Scholarship by the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Law Foundation in Washington, D.C. Nakamura was a champion for civil rights and equality in Arizona. In addition to attending law school, Harris has been deputy …

On Tuesday, Dec. 5, from 7 to 8:10 p.m., Minnesota Public Radio will host the “Forum on the Future of American Involvement in Iraq.” This town hall forum will include approximately 80 participants, including William Mitchell Professor A. John Radsan, an expert and frequent media commentator on national security issues. Founder of the National Security Forum at William Mitchell …