On April 22, 2022, the Mitchell Hamline School of Law hosted a virtual conference on the history of our current bar exam, problems with that exam, and possble solutions. Click the links below for video recordings of each panel.
Sharon K. Sandeen, Professor and Director of IP Institute at Mitchell Hamline School of Law
Anthony Niedwiecki, President and Dean, Mitchell Hamline School of Law
Vania Smith, The National Association for Equity in the Legal Profession
Joan Howarth, Distinguished Visiting Professor, William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada Las Vegas
Brian Gallini, Dean and Professor of Law, Willamette University College of Law
Danielle Conway, Dean and Donald J. Farage Professor of Law, Penn State Dickinson Law
Marsha Griggs, Associate Professor of Law and Director of Academic Enrichment and Bar Passage, Washburn University School of Law
Victoria J. Haneman, Frank J. Kellegher Professor of Trusts & Estates, Creighton University School of Law
Daniel Rodriguez, Harold Washington Professor of Law and former Dean, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
Questions and discussion related to the first three panels
Carol Chomsky, Professor of Law, University of Minnesota
Deborah J. Merritt, Distinguished University Professor and John Deaver Drinko/Baker & Hostetler Chair in Law Emerita, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
Logan Cornett, Director of Research, Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System
Joan W. Howarth, Distinguished Visiting Professor, William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada Las Vegas
Andrea Curcio, Professor of Law, Georgia State College of Law
Ruth Colker, Distinguished University Professor and Heck Faust Memorial Chair in Constitutional Law, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
Beverly Moran, Professor of Law Emerita, Vanderbilt University
Daniel Blinka, Professor of Law, Marquette University Law School, and Member, Wisconsin Board of Bar Examiners
Colleen Foley, Executive Director, Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee
Claudia Angelos, Clinical Professor of Law, NYU Law School
Courtney Brooks, Professor and Director of the Daniel Webster Scholar Honors Program, University of New Hampshire, Franklin Pierce School of Law
Hemanth Gundavaram, Clinical Professor and Interim Director of Clinical Programs, Northeastern University School of Law
Serge Martinez, Professor of Law and Associate Dean of Experiential Learning, University of New Mexico School of Law
Catherine Bramble, Advocacy Faculty, Brigham Young University Law School
Louisa Heiny, Professor and Associate Dean, The University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law
Mary Lu Bilek, Former Dean and Professor of Law, UMass Law School and CUNY School of Law
Mai Linh Spencer, Associate Clinical Professor, UC Hastings College of Law
Susan Griffith, Executive Director, Timpanogos Legal Center
Logan Cornett, Director of Research, Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System
Danette McKinley, Director of Diversity, Fairness, and Inclusion Research, National Conference of Bar Examiners
Deborah J. Merritt, Distinguished University Professor and John Deaver Drinko/Baker & Hostetler Chair in Law Emerita, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
Robert Chang, Professor of Law and Executive Director, Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality, Seattle University School of Law
Melina Healey, Director of Clinical Programs and Assistant Clinical Professor, Touro College, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
Martha Van Oot, New Hampshire Bar Examiner