Author and educator, Dr. Bettina Love, delivered a presentation at Doane University on Saturday.
At Doane’s Crete campus, Dr. Love was welcomed at Heckman Auditorium to speak on her new book “Punished for Dreaming” and to talk about her advocacy work, on Sept. 21 from 12:30 to 2 pm. The event was open to Doane students and staff, as well as many teachers from outside districts. The event was free to attend.
Dr. Love delivered a verbal presentation on the importance of her work in the education system. She also provided historical context that explains the covert racism that still remains within it. Her presentation was accompanied with visual aid by the use of various pictures and videos.
A main point of Dr. Love’s presentation was the unproductive focus on removing resources and classes from various schools’ curricula.
“Schools are too busy banning books,” Dr. Love said. She emphasized the importance of literature from diverse perspectives, and that getting rid of them is not where administrators’ focus should be.
The event was open to Doane students and staff, and many others attended the presentation as well. An educator at Lincoln North Star High School, Abby Kutscher was also in attendance.
“I was so engaged with the presentation. Dr. Love is an amazing author and speaker. We are so honored to have the opportunity to be here today,” Kutscher said.
To make this event possible, Doane University partnered up with the Nebraska State Education Association (NSEA) as well as Doane College of Education.
