PEN America’s senior analyst Jeffrey Adam Sachs is a political scientist at Acadia University, where he specializes in free speech issues, academic freedom, and judicial politics in the Middle East. His writings have appeared in The Washington Post, Arc Digital, Heterodox Academy, and elsewhere.
Jeffrey Adam Sachs
Senior Analyst, PEN America
Articles by Jeffrey Adam Sachs
When Neutrality Becomes Censorship: How State Laws are Silencing Campuses
Neutrality policies require careful articulation if they are not to have a chilling effect and cause more problems than they solve.
Is University Shared Governance on the Way Out? How State Legislators Are Shifting Power to Themselves
Part of how universities make sure faculty members’ choices have meaning is through shared governance. And shared governance is under attack.
For Federal Censorship of Higher Ed, Here’s What Could Happen in 2025
The GOP’s victory in the 2024 election will have major implications for academic freedom, free speech, and university autonomy.
