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News

Mahmoud Ahmed Begins Master of Human Rights Program and Joins ICGC as a Fellow

Mahmoud Ahmed, community outreach program and research coordinator at the James H. Binger Center for New Americans, has been named a fellow at the University of Minnesota’s Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Global Change (ICGC). Alongside this prestigious fellowship, Ahmed has begun a Master of Human Rights (MHR) degree at the University’s Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, in collaboration with the College of Liberal Arts.

Mahmoud Ahmed

Alumni News: Gov. Walz Appoints Minnesota Law Alum Heather Pipenhagen '96 to the 10th Judicial District

Governor Tim Walz has appointed Heather Pipenhagen '96 as a district court judge in the 10th Judicial District. Pipenhagen will replace Judge Jonathan N. Jasper for the seat chambered in Sherburne County. Pipenhagen is an assistant county attorney in the Dakota County Attorney’s Office. She serves on the Minnesota County Attorney Association’s Appellate Advisory Committee and on the Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the Rules Governing Proceedings under the Minnesota Commitment and Treatment Act.

Heather Pipenhagen '96

Alumni News: Theodora Gaïtas '94 Sworn in to the Minnesota Supreme Court

Minnesota Law alum the Honorable Theodora Gaïtas '94 was sworn in to Minnesota Supreme Court during a ceremony at the Minnesota History Center on Monday, September 16.

Gaïtas replaces retired Associate Justice Margaret Chutich on the bench. Chutich stepped down at the end of July. Prior to her appointment to the Supreme Court, Gaïtas served as a judge on the Minnesota Court of Appeals. And she previously worked as a judge in the Fourth Judicial District, where she presided over a felony caseload in the criminal division. 

Court of Appeals Judge Theodora Gaïtas

Join me: A Letter from the Annual Fund Chair

Dear fellow alumni,

As I sit down to write this letter, I find myself overwhelmed with nostalgia and gratitude for the transformative years I spent at the University of Minnesota Law School. From the moment I first set foot on campus as an admitted student during the spring of 2011, I knew that I had found a special place: a community that would challenge me, support me, and ultimately shape me into the lawyer and person I am today.

Samuel Light ‘14