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1L Shaadie Ali comes to Minnesota Law with an impressive public service background, having served as interim deputy executive director and interim executive director of the ACLU of Wisconsin. With a degree in geological engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he is looking to add a legal lens to his technical background to become a leader in creative problem solving.

1L Hans Holzner grew up in a multicultural and multilingual home with an American mother and a Mexican father whose parents were Italian immigrants from the German-speaking part of northern Italy. When Holzner was two years old, his family moved to Chad, Africa, where they lived for the next 10 years. He has also lived in France and Spain, and spent significant time in Cameroon, Kenya, and Italy.

After earning his Ph.D. in cognitive psychology from Michigan State University, 1L Chad Peltier, was recruited by the U.S. Navy to oversee the Submarine Force’s psychological screening program. Peltier, who also holds a master's degree in public administration, is enrolled in the joint J.D./MBA program. He would like to one day use his combined skills to help create well-informed, evidence-based health care policy.

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Roberta K. Levy ‘64, a retired longtime Hennepin County District Court judge who was a law professor at Minnesota Law from 1975-77, died on Aug. 30 in Aventura, Florida, at the age of 85.

The National Science Foundation has awarded Prof. Susan Wolf and her team a major new grant to fund groundbreaking work on the ethics of large, multidisciplinary engineering research networks.

With a background in chemical engineering, Madison Rubin has first-hand experience with the challenges faced by women in STEM fields. She plans to use her combined science and law background to one day assist women innovators. Her interests are wide, from participating in hot air ballooning to recently taking up golf.

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Today we launch our "Meet the Class of 2025" series with 1L Reauna Stiff, who was president of her class at Minnesota State University-Mankato and a staunch advocate for the needs of homeless students. She hopes one day to one day be a civil rights lawyer

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The 229 first-year J.D. students entering the Law School this year bring exceptional educational and professional backgrounds. The record-setting class boasts the highest academic credentials and represent the most diverse class in Law School history.

Dear Alumni and Friends of Minnesota Law:

As we begin another academic year, a new class of incredible 1Ls (with the highest academic credentials on record!) will begin their studies at Minnesota Law, eager to join our community and ready to take advantage of our world-class legal education. By choosing the University of Minnesota Law School, these exceptionally bright students have started on a path that will shape their future and allow them to make a positive difference in their communities across the globe. 

Minnesota Law students spent their summer working in a wide variety of summer jobs throughout the United States and in several other countries. Nine students recently shared their experiences in Minnesota Law magazine's digital summer edition. Follow the links below to learn how these students spent their summer.

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