Syllabi Collection
This page collects syllabi from a variety of courses offered around the country that are related, broadly, to the concerns of rural people and rural places—and the law’s particular power in these contexts.
If you are interested in submitting your own syllabus to be included in this collection, please reach out.
Law in Rural America
Emily Prifogle
Winter 2024 & Winter 2026
University of Michigan Law School
Law and the Urban/Rural Divide
Ann Eisenberg
Spring 2025 Seminar
West Virginia University College of Law
Place, Race, and Power
Brian Highsmith
Spring 2025 Undergraduate Seminar
Harvard University
Rural Lands Seminar: Who Owns America?
Jessica A. Shoemaker
Spring 2023 & Fall 2024 Seminar
University of Nebraska College of Law
Race, Place, and the Law
Brian Highsmith
Spring 2023 Graduate Seminar
Princeton University