76 COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES Robin Morris Collin ROBIN MORRIS COLLIN has served on the Governor’s Racial Justice Council of Oregon as co-chair of the Environment and Equity Committee, Chair of the Oregon Commission For Women, and Oregon Commission For Black Affairs, and she was the founding chair of the Oregon Environmental Justice Task Force. Throughout her long career, Collin has combined scholarship, service, and activism in the areas of Sustainability, Environmental Justice and Energy. Her work and service demonstrate a unique ability to conceptualize contemporary challenges and develop equitable solutions with a broad perspective including law, government, and business partnerships at federal and state levels. “Throughout her career, Ms. Collin has worked tirelessly to ensure vulnerable communities – particularly communities of color – are not disproportionately impacted by pollution, waste disposal, hazardous sites and natural disasters, and other problems,” said Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon. She will join EPA’s senior leadership after 38 years as a professor of law she retires Professor Emerita after professorships at four major law schools, Tulane Law School, McGeorge School of Law, University of Oregon, Willamette University College of Law and visitorships at Washington & Lee Law School, Pepperdine Law School. HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENT AND COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER
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