Our student body represents 30 states and 97 different undergraduate institutions. Women represent 53 percent of our students, with 13.2 percent students of color.
Why is Diversity Important?
A well-trained lawyer must be culturally competent and engaged with the community. Hamline's commitment to diversity runs deep, beginning with the University's mission:
"To create a diverse and collaborative community of learners dedicated to the development of students' knowledge, values and skills for successful lives of leadership, scholarship and service."
Hamline's commitment includes:
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Ongoing efforts to build a diverse outstanding faculty and a diverse class of academically talented students.
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Offering various opportunities for students to study abroad and compete in international competitions.
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Fostering an environment of "inclusive excellence," with an emphasis on lively exchanges of ideas and critical thinking.
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Encouraging students to meet and work together to celebrate diversity and educate others about cultural differences through membership in a variety of student organization affinity groups.
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Dedicated Assistant Dean for Student and Multicultural Affairs Darrell Davis.
Place Matters
Hamline is pleased to be situated in St. Paul, Minnesota, a vital city within an exciting urban area. Here you'll find a wide range of bar associations and a diverse professional bench and bar, to a lively cultural community. Think we're just hot dish and cornfields? Minnesota will surprise you. With more than 100 languages spoken here, you can be sure the culture and the cuisine is richly diverse.
If you are just starting your law school search, visit www.DiscoverLaw.org to learn more.
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