Rural Law and Policy Series

This seminar series is the first step in a wider effort to facilitate more robust engagement—across disciplines—around the difficult questions facing rural America. Is there such a thing as rural identity? Should policymakers engage with rural people and places in distinct ways? What is owed to rural America and who owes it? What, if anything, do rural areas owe and to whom? What is the future? And, where is law and policy in all of this?  

This series is open to any interested scholars, community leaders, or practitioners in relevant fields. All seminars are held virtually and begin at noon CST. To join us, please register in advance so that we can share timely instructions for each Zoom connection.

Questions? Feel free to contact Anthony Schutz or Jessica Shoemaker.

SERIES

DATE (12PM CST)	SPEAKER	PRESENTATION
January 27, 2021	Lisa Pruitt UC Davis School of Law	Road to Ruralism
February 9, 2021	Adam Calo The James Hutton Institute (Scotland)	The Yeoman Myth: A Troubling Foundation of the Beginning Farmer Movement
February 25, 2021	Maybell Romero Northern Illinois University College of Law	Rural Public Defenders
March 15, 2021	Emily Prifogle University of Michigan Law School	Racial Boundaries across the Heartland's Legal Landscapes in the Twentieth Century
April 5, 2021	Ezra Rosser American University Washington College of Law	Reclaiming Authority over the Land: Creating Space for Economic Growth on the Navajo Nation
April 22, 2021	Loka Ashwood University of Kentucky	The Mid(burden): Courtroom Battles Over the Right-to-Farm in the Heartland

Brought to you by The Rural Reconciliation Project at the University of Nebraska College of Law. 
Pursuing a new path forward through an honest accounting of rural past and present.
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