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Coastal legal issues are focus of climate symposium

Phyllis Cuttino ’88 of The Climate Reality Project is keynote speaker for the event. Photo by Jim Lee, Getty Images.

Last updated February 23, 2023

By Tina Underwood

An article in the Charleston City Paper highlights the 15th annual Law & Society Symposium, sponsored by the Charleston School of Law and the Riley Institute at Furman University. The free event is set for Friday, Feb. 24, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in the auditorium of Charleston Museum and is expected to draw about 200 attendees.

“The symposium presents a unique opportunity to hear from experts about a pressing series of legal issues,” said Larry Cunningham, law school provost and dean. “Each year, I am grateful for our collaboration with the Riley Institute on this important event.”

Phyllis A. Cuttino, a 1988 Furman University political science and history alumna and longtime climate and clean energy advocate, will keynote the symposium. She is president and CEO of D.C.-based The Climate Reality Project, which was launched by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore in 2005.

Learn more about the symposium from The Riley Institute.

 

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