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Limiting Academics’ Freedom to Tell the Truth About Racism is Not New
As conservatives return to the rhetoric of their repressive roots denouncing academic freedom, the big question may be whether they will even face opposition. More
Samantha LaFrance
Sam LaFrance is the Manager of Editorial Projects for the Free Expression and Education team. PUBlICATIONS Kim Reynolds must veto the nation's most extreme ban on DEI and expression Des Moines Register, May… More
The Reinvention of Lenny Primo
Ryan M. Moser was awarded 3rd Place in Fiction in the 2022 Prison Writing Contest. Every year, hundreds of imprisoned people from around the country submit poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and… More
The Truth About the History Education Wars in 2022
Good history teaching involves both perspectives, and — most of all — it requires students to make sense of them. More
Detailing Severe Human Rights Abuses in Belarus, Leaders Call on the UN Human Rights Council to Extend the Mandate of the Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Belarus
In Taped Reading, Author Margaret Atwood Reads Letter from her Belarusian Translator About the Arrests and Jailing of Writers, Journalists and Publishers By Suzanne Trimel (NEW YORK)-- The severe deterioration of… More
5 Myths about Educational Gag Orders
The legislators behind these gag orders are not interested in a productive back-and-forth with educators; what they want is simply to dictate the terms of teachers’ surrender. More
PEN America and PEN International: Grave Concern Over the Lack of Due Process Protections in Arbitrary Trials of Cuban Artist Set for May 30-31
"The arbitrary trials against two of Cuba’s most talented and outspoken artists and activists indicate nothing more than the targeted and forceful attempt by the Cuban government to silence… More
For Educational Gag Orders, The Vagueness Is The Point
We find that instead of clarifying the laws, guidance documents have muddied the waters, further eroding academic freedom and students’ right to learn. More
2022 PEN/Benenson Courage Award Honoree: Jack Petocz
Jack Petocz is PEN America’s 2022 PEN/Benenson Courage Award recipient. More