Torey Dolan: Weaving the Thread

"The Wisconsin Idea should be felt on every Reservation." It's a commitment Torey Dolan made to herself as a scholar: to not abandon her roots as an advocate and a practitioner. And it's a thread she weaves through her work as an assistant professor at University of Wisconsin Law School. Dolan's scholarship often centers on election law as it intersects with tribal sovereignty. "I always want my work to have a practical utility to it," said Dolan, a citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. "I also want to ensure that my work has continued relevance to Tribal communities I serve and similarly situated Tribal communities. If my work can influence courts, policy makers, tribal governments or Native people toward solutions that are pro-democracy and pro-voter, then I'll be thrilled." Read more.