2019 Coastal Perspective Lecture Series
University of Connecticut
Avery Point
Tuesday, February 26th, 7:30 p.m.
“Water Quality and (In)equality: Protecting Tribal Sustenance Fishing Rights in Maine”
By Allison M. Dussias, Associate Dean and Professor at New England Law, Boston
Allison M. Dussias teaches American Indian Law, Business Organizations, Civil Rights, First Amendment, and Indigenous Peoples’ Rights. Her scholarship focuses on Indian law and the rights of indigenous peoples. She has published extensively on topics that include Indian religious freedom, cultural preservation, tribal environmental regulation, and tribal sovereignty. Prior to joining the New England Law faculty, she practiced corporate law at Sullivan & Cromwell in New York City. She received an A.B. from Georgetown University and a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School.
Lecture series is FREE and open to the public. Lectures begin at 7:30 p.m.
Please join us for our 23rd season. This annual lecture series attempts to span the breadth of human interactions with coastal waters, including speakers from the natural and social sciences. All lectures are held in the auditorium, which is located on the second floor of the Academic Building (disabled accessible). Enter through the Academic Building or through the Student Center. There is a limited-capacity elevator on the first floor of the Academic Building. Please call us with your questions, or concerns, on the limited-mobility access points to the auditorium at 860-405-9025, or email Noreen.blaschik@uconn.edu.
This series is sponsored by UCONN Avery Point, the Connecticut Sea Grant College Program, the Department of Marine Sciences, UCONN and the Maritime Studies Program, UCONN. For more information, a printable lecture flyer, or a campus map, visit our website at http://marinesciences.uconn.edu/lectures/ or email CoastalPerspectives@uconn.edu.
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For more information, contact: Noreen at 8604059025