November 5, 2025
Join us for food, beverages, and conversation with the speaker!
Prior to the 2025 Morgan Lecture by Dr. Bettina L. Love, the Clarke Forum will host a reception in the 1st floor living room / dining room area of our building (249 West Louther St.) from 5:30 - 6:40 p.m. If planning to attend, please RSVP via EngageD or email clarkeforum@dickinson.edu and let us know if you have any food allergies or dietary restrictions.
The Morgan lecture, “Love, Joy, Creativity & the Brain: The Heart of Culturally Responsive Education,” will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 5, at 7 p.m. in the Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium (ATS), 360 W. Louther St. This is Dickinson’s annual Morgan Lecture. The event is free and open to the public. The program will not be livestreamed nor recorded for future viewing.
Love will explore ways in which teaching rooted in love, joy and emotional attunement can reform schooling. Love will emphasize how culturally responsive education promotes student comprehension, community resilience and prosperity by blending strategies, stories and evidence-based research.
Love holds the esteemed William F. Russell Professorship at Teachers College, Columbia University, with special expertise in curriculum and teaching. Her research includes abolitionist teaching, hip-hop education, educational reparations and art-based education as a catalyst for civic engagement, among other subjects. She is the author of the bestselling book, “Punished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal,” which was awarded the distinguished Stowe Prize for Literary Activism in 2024.
Further information
- Location: The Clarke Forum for Contemporary Issues
- Time: 5:30 pm - 6:40 pm
- Cost: Free