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The ¾¨Ó㴫ý School of Education will host “The Banning,” a scholarly conversation on the topic of banning books and courses across the nation, on Thursday, April 20, in Mueller Theater in the campus’ McKelvey Campus Center.

At 3:30 p.m., the ¾¨Ó㴫ý Speech and Debate Society, under the guidance of Visiting Associate Professor Dr. Randy Richardson, will present a readers’ theater event, “Banned in the USA.”

At 4 p.m., a panel discussion featuring librarians, retired educators and ¾¨Ó㴫ý faculty members will highlight an exchange of ideas on the featured topic. Panelists include:

•    Andrew Henley ’17, a ¾¨Ó㴫ý graduate and director of the New Castle Public Library
•    Sally Hiers M’06, a retired English teacher from the Wilmington Area School District
•    John Garrison, associate librarian/associate professor in ¾¨Ó㴫ý’s McGill Library
•    Dr. Kristin Park, professor of sociology at ¾¨Ó㴫ý
•    Dr. Jenna Copper, assistant professor of education and literacy expert at ¾¨Ó㴫ý
•    Todd Cole ’83, a retired elementary teacher from the Laurel School District, a children’s literature specialist and a current member of ¾¨Ó㴫ý’s School of Education faculty

The event, sponsored by ¾¨Ó㴫ý’s School of Education, is part of the School of Education’s Thinking Forward series and is free and open to the public.

For more information, please contact Todd Cole at colets@westminster.edu.

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