Peter Larsen is currently an Assistant Professor of Law at Mitchell Hamline School of Law in Minnesota, where he specializes in Constitutional Law and Civil Rights Law. A member of the Iowa and U.S. Supreme Court bars, he continues to represent parties in appellate proceedings, including on behalf of the Iowa ACLU. He also is frequently featured as a speaker and as a commentator for local, national, and international media. At present, he is working on his dissertation. 

 

In his time at the University of Iowa, he proudly served as a member of the Council on the Status of Women, as a senator on the GPSG, and as a member of COGS. He was nominated for and awarded the Outstanding Teaching Award (2022) from the College of Education, and taught a number of courses in American Studies including Diversity in American Culture, Understanding American Culture, and Sport and the Media.