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University of Alabama campuses didn’t have to close their DEI offices. They did anyway.
The closures are a textbook example of how universities ought not to respond to educational censorship: banning offices and concepts via administrative overcompliance that are not banned by law. More
What We’re Doing about Disinformation in 2024
This moment calls for innovative approaches to tackling false information, and PEN America is ready to support journalists, policy makers, and communities across the country. More
The State of Book Bans: Wisconsin’s Battle with “Parental Rights”
Even without a “parental rights” law on the books, the rhetoric and associated policies have led to chaos in schools and libraries across Wisconsin. More
Campus Protests Then and Now: How Today’s Encampments Echo History
"Many of the protestors who are engaging in these things know full well they are breaking the rules and are expecting to suffer the consequences — which is the… More
Jawboning: When Educational Censors Don’t Bother Passing a Law
Censorship advocates have increasingly responded to growing resistance with a new tactic: trying to achieve the same results without passing a law at all. More
#FactChallenge: Media Literacy Course on WhatsApp Leading up to the 2024 Elections
This course is designed to familiarize audiences with fundamental media literacy concepts and help them navigate misinformation leading up to the presidential elections. More
Fighting Disinformation Can be Simple
About practices that can support journalists in combating disinformation, many respondents reported their newsrooms don't implement them. More
Georgia Election Workers Remarks at the 2024 PEN America Literary Gala
“Everyone working on behalf of our democracy seems to be absorbing hate from those who can’t abide the will of the voters. But they will not win." More
Phạm Đoan Trang Acceptance Speech | 2024 Freedom to Write Award
“I don’t want freedom for just myself; that’s too easy, I want something greater: freedom for Vietnam.” More
Jenny Finney Boylan’s Remarks at the 2024 PEN America Literary Gala
"All I have, other than the ability to tell a joke, are the tools of love and forgiveness. But is that enough to heal the world?" More