Back to School Kurt Vonnegut and Education

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“New knowledge is the most valuable commodity on earth. The more truth we have to work with, the richer we become.

Teaching Vonnegut

Every July, the KVML offers the Teaching Vonnegut series. This virtual conference presents  sessions that explore Vonnegut’s life, works, legacy, and the causes he cared about. Classroom teachers and afterschool educators will leave sessions inspired to create new lesson plans. Participants who are not traditional educators will enjoy learning about Vonnegut, and broaden their world view. Learn more about Teaching Vonnegut (link to the TV Page).

Thanks To Kurt

Every July, the KVML offers the Teaching Vonnegut series. This virtual conference presents  sessions that explore Vonnegut’s life, works, legacy, and the causes he cared about. Classroom teachers and afterschool educators will leave sessions inspired to create new lesson plans. Participants who are not traditional educators will enjoy learning about Vonnegut, and broaden their world view. Learn more about Teaching Vonnegut (link to the TV Page).

“I think that writers, creative writers, are in the process of becoming. They are humanity becoming”

Workshops and Guest Speakers

In addition to the Teaching Vonnegut series, the KVML offers speakers and workshops for anyone who wants to make their soul grow. We connect the “karass” with inspiring thinkers through monthly programming, special events and Banned Books Week- which offers provocative programming, every day, during the last week of September. Guest speakers range from renowned authors and producers, to local talent. Check the Events page for the current schedule!

Upcoming Events

“They Never Call it a Ban” Panel Discussion on Book Challenges

The panel will include YA authors, an educator, and an ACLU representative. Attendees will gain a better understanding and awareness of the attacks on free …

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Release Party – So It Goes No. 12: Core of the American Experience

“High school is closer to the American experience than anything else I can think of. We have all been there (and while) there, we saw …

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Gender Queer: Book Discussion on the Most Banned Book

Join KVML and activist in residence Chad Heck for a book discussion on Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe. Gender Queer: A Memoir is a graphic memoir following Kobabe’s …

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German American Day with Through2Eyes and William Selm

The sixth of Oktober is German-American Day. It commemorates the founding of Germantown, PA in 1683. It was the first German settlement in America. Indianapolis …

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Trisha van Cleef: A Captivating Live Painting Experience

Join KVML for an evening with artist Trisha van Cleef, as she live paints. Before live painting, we’ll screen the documentary Paul & Trisha – The …

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Queer Resilience Open Mic: Defying LGBTQ+ Censorship Through Art

Join us for an LGBTQ+ Open Mic, celebrating the importance of diverse voices and perspectives in literature. Our featured author is the brilliant Robin Sinclair, …

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Kathi Badertscher, PhD

Director of Graduate Programs at the IU Lilly Family School of Philanthropy
Kathi Badertscher, PhD, is Director of Graduate Programs at the IU Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. Dr. Badertscher teaches a variety of BA, MA, and doctoral courses, including Applying Ethics in Philanthropy and History of Philanthropy. She has participated in several Teaching Vonnegut workshops and is a member of the Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library. Dr. Badertscher has been a guest speaker on ethics in philanthropy, including at the National Association of Charitable Gift Planners – Indianapolis Council; Association of Fundraising Professionals – Indiana Chapter; and Zhou Enlai School of Government, Nankai University, Tianjin, China. In 2019 she received IUPUI Office for Women, Women’s Leadership Award for Newcomer Faculty. In 2019 and 2020 she received the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Graduate Teaching Award.
Dr. Badertscher’s publications include “Fundraising for Advocacy and Social Change,” co-authored with Shariq Siddiqui in Achieving Excellence in Fundraising, 5th ed., 2022; “Insulin at 100: Indianapolis, Toronto, Woods Hole, and the ‘Insulin Road,’ co-authored with Christopher Rutty, Pharmacy in History (2020); and three articles in the Indiana Magazine of History: “A New Wishard Is on the Way,” “Evaline Holliday and the Work of Community Service,” and “Social Networks in Indianapolis during the Progressive Era.” Her chapters on social welfare history will appear in three upcoming edited volumes on the history of philanthropy, including “The Legacy of Edna Henry and Her Contributions to the IU School of Social Work,” Women at Indiana University: Views of the Past and the Future, edited by Andrea Walton, Indiana University Press, 2022 (forthcoming). Dr. Badertscher is also the Philanthropy and Nonprofits Consulting Editor for the forthcoming Digital Encyclopedia of Indianapolis, edited by David J. Bodenhamer and Elizabeth Van Allen, Indiana University Press, 2021. Dr. Badertscher is an active volunteer in the Indianapolis community. At present, she is a Coburn Place Safe Haven Board Member and a Children’s Bureau/Families First Brand and Marketing Advisor. Dr. Badertscher holds the MA in History from Indiana University and the MA and PhD in philanthropic studies from the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.

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