Stacy Leeds to lecture as NSU’s Sequoyah Fellow –Jan. 26

(Tahlequah, Okla.)-- The public is invited to attend a lecture by Stacy Leeds, Northeastern State Universitys 2015-16 Sequoyah Fellow. Leeds will be sharing her experience through a lecture entitled, "Sustaining The Legacy of Sequoyah: Cherokee Governance and Higher Education," on Jan. 26, 2016 at 2 p.m. in the auditorium of the W. Roger Webb Educational Technology Center at NSU.

The Sequoyah Fellow program provides an opportunity for the university and College of Liberal Arts to recognize an outstanding scholar in the field of Native American Studies who will share their expertise with the NSU community during the fellowship year.

NSU College of Liberal Arts Dean Phillip Bridgmon is especially appreciative of the opportunity for Native American students to interact with Leeds at this event. Dean Leeds is nationally recognized as an expert in the fields of law and higher education and her message is timely and important to the future and promise of all Native American students, said Bridgmon.

Leeds received her juris doctor from the University of Tulsa, her master of business administration from the University of Tennessee, her Master of Laws degree from the University of Wisconsin and her Bachelor of Arts degree from Washington University in St. Louis. She has served as served as the Director of the Northern Plains Indian Law Center at the University of North Dakota, Interim Associate Dean, Professor of Law and Director of the Tribal Law and Government Center at the University of Kansas and in 2011, she was named dean and professor of law at the University of Arkansas School of Law.

Professionally Leeds has also served as a judge for seven Indigenous nations and as a justice on the Cherokee Nation Supreme Court. From 2011-2013, she served on the National Commission on Indian Trust Administration and Reform and is currently serving a three-year term as Chairperson of the Cherokee Nation Gaming Commission. She is frequently tapped to serve as a mediator or arbitrator to resolve conflicts in government and higher education sectors.

For more information regarding the lecture, contact Dr. Anita Thompson at 918-444-4504 or at hylton@nsuok.edu.

Published: 2016-01-14 10:55:00.357000