MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAW — Mitchell Hamline student Lidice “Lilly” Calero Calafell hasn’t only spent the last few weeks finalizing her last semester in law school. She was also diligently supporting President Biden’s Summit for Democracy, first announced on the campaign trail last year. Calafell, a part-time blended learning student, is part of a team of US State Department officials who planned the first-of-its-kind event on Dec 8-10. “Democracy has been under a global state of threat and decline for the past 15 years,” said Calafell. “The administration entered this event with humility and a focus on learning from allies and partners and finding opportunities for collaboration against the threats that all democracies face.” The online summit focused on three pillars: defending against authoritarianism; fighting corruption; and promoting respect for human rights.