PEN America Decries Cancellation of Scholar’s Lecture at MIT
An upcoming talk by University of Chicago professor Dorian Abbot has reportedly been cancelled by the chair of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology earth, atmospheric and planetary sciences department. More
Free Expression and Education
PEN America’s free expression and education program works with schools to ensure robust protections for freedom of speech are balanced with advancements in diversity and inclusion. More
PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel Testifies on Censorship and Free Speech Issues in China
“The regime’s determination to hunt down dissenters wherever they are instills a sense of fear from which there is no escape, even far beyond Saudi borders.” More
Joint Statement on Legislative Efforts to Restrict Education about Racism and American History
PEN America joins higher education groups in opposing legislation that seeks to ban discussions of racism and related issues in American history in schools. More
Linfield University Fires Professor Who Spoke Out Against Sexual Misconduct
Linfield University in Oregon last week abruptly terminated a tenured English professor following no apparent disciplinary process after the professor publicized allegations of sexual misconduct against members of the university's board… More
The PEN Pod: On Speaking Up and Questioning Authority with Lora Burnett
“It’s a little bit chilling to say the least—and I think deliberately chilling—as in a deliberate attempt to chill free speech, for the college to single out three women… More
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A Republican state lawmaker has launched an investigation into whether Texas school districts carry any of 850 book titles in their libraries -- 850! -- wants to know how many copies they have and how much money they spent on them.
https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/26/texas-school-books-race-sexuality/
A concentrated set of users on Twitter drive 70% of the hate content targeting the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, a new analysis found. https://bit.ly/3benywa
Important article by @PENamerica ‘s @SuzanneNossel Chinese Censorship Is Going Global https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/10/26/chinese-censorship-enes-kanter-celtics-browder-is-going-global/
