Dr. Bettina L. Love is the William F. Russell Professor at Teachers College, Columbia University, and the acclaimed author of We Want to Do More Than Survive and Punished for Dream...view moreDr. Bettina L. Love is the William F. Russell Professor at Teachers College, Columbia University, and the acclaimed author of We Want to Do More Than Survive and Punished for Dreaming, a New York Times bestseller. This groundbreaking work led to her being awarded the prestigious Stowe Prize for Literary Activism and being named a finalist for the LA Times Book Prize. In 2022, the Kennedy Center named her one of the world’s Next 50 Leaders. She is a co-founder of the Abolitionist Teaching Network and a sought-after public speaker on topics such as abolitionist teaching, educational reparations, and anti-racism. Her writings have appeared in various news outlets, including The Daily Beast, Time, Education Week, The Guardian, and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Additionally, she was instrumental in founding the Task Force behind the groundbreaking "In Her Hands" program, which is disbursing more than $13 million to support Black women in Georgia. She was granted a resolution by Georgia's House of Representatives for her impact on education in 2018.view less