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PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel’s Statement on First Amendment Rights on Campus
We at PEN America work extensively on issues related to campus speech, and have long expressed concern with growing attacks on inclusiveness, diversity, and tolerance in higher education. More
DARE: Brett Kavanaugh’s Fox News Interview Transcript, Annotated
Brett Kavanaugh and his wife do televised interviews with Fox News, pushing back hard against allegations of sexual misconduct in his past. Meeting set for Thursday between President Trump… More
DARE: Senate Judiciary Panel’s Top Democrat calls for Delay in Kavanaugh Hearing After New Allegation
Further allegations of sexual misconduct by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh surface and delay the nomination; prof. Christine Blasey Ford, who has faced harassment and death threats since coming… More
The Art of the Accused: A Conversation
Deborah Solomon, A. O. Scott, Tanya Selvaratnam, and Maggie Mustard discuss the issues surrounding power, spectatorship, violence, gender, labor, and media consumption at Art of the Accused. More
“We’re All In the Resistance Now”: A PEN Ten Interview with Jeff Biggers
"I view “resistance” through a fairly broad lens, and ultimately as part of our American credo to fend off attacks on democracy." More
DARE: Trump Attacks Kavanaugh Accuser By Name Amid Negotiations For Hearing
President Trump attacks the credibility of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, who has been targeted by death threats and harassment since coming forward to accuse Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh… More
Dear America: A Reading List
A reading list for PEN Out Loud: Dear America, an event with Jose Antonio Vargas on the burden of undocumented immigrants’ mental health in America. More
PEN America Embarks on National Expansion of Press Freedom Efforts
“In a difficult, even directly hostile, landscape for press freedom, PEN America’s constituents are shaping the conversation in regions across the country and we’re proud to be able to… More
Development & Events Assistant
PEN America seeks a highly organized, skilled, and energetic individual for full-time work as a development assistant in a growing development department. More