Teachers, Authors and Activists Gather for Summit July 12-13 in Orlando to Defend Against Educational Censorship in Florida
Bestselling author Jodi Picoult will give the keynote address at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, followed by a panel discussion at 11:10 a.m. on “The State of Censorship, How Did We… 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
Proposed University of North Carolina Policy Change Would Chill Campus Speech, Says PEN America
Jeremy Young, Freedom to Learn program director at PEN America, wrote in the letter that while universities are free to adopt policies of institutional neutrality, UNC’s vague language and… More
Three new bills that threaten the freedom to read
Bills fueling book bans and censorship in K-12 schools have proliferated since 2021, and the current legislative session is no exception. More
Stopping WOKE in Alabama | AL SB 129
Alabama is poised to pass the most pernicious educational gag order impacting higher education since the Stop WOKE Act became law. More
More cowboys, less freedom | WY SF 1S3013
The gender studies ban would prohibit state or federal funds for gender studies majors, minors, courses, or even extracurricular activities. More
New ‘diversity’ bills in Kentucky and Indiana miss the mark
Lawmakers across the country are focusing on diversity in higher education, both in the form of “intellectual diversity” on campus and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. More
Nebraska lawmakers are considering damaging DEI and tenure bans
Legislators in Nebraska are hard at work undermining higher education in the state in the name of destroying “woke” ideologies. More
Six Dangerous Bills That Would Censor Speech on Campuses Across the Country
Here are six terrible higher education bills we’re tracking right now, including one that has already become law. More
Champions of Higher Education Unite to Fight Educational Censorship
PEN America was joined by 13 former college presidents for a summit to discuss legislative assaults on higher education and what academics and their allies can do to fight… More