LINCOLN- A pair of conservative groups last week called on Regent Jim Pillen, who is running for governor, to sponsor a resolution denouncing the teaching of critical race theory at the University of Nebraska. In a press release, the Nebraska Freedom Coalition and the Nebraska Federation of Republican Women said Pillen had an opportunity to take a stand against what they called “the attempted indoctrination of students on college campuses.” But Friday’s meeting of the Board of Regents came and went without any mention of the issue.

After the meeting, and clarifying that he was speaking as a candidate for governor, Pillen said he opposes the teaching of critical race theory in Nebraska, preferring instead that teachers and professors focus on “facts and commonsense Nebraska values.”

“I’m not supportive of teaching of theories or ideologies that are divisive, that are anti-American,” Pillen said. “I oppose our kids being indoctrinated with radical theories.”

“I oppose CRT today, I oppose it tomorrow, and I will oppose it as your governor,” he added.

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