PEN America Says Dismissal of University of Mississippi Scholar Raises Serious Questions
“This summary dismissal appears an extreme reaction to the facts at hand, raising serious questions and concerns about academic freedom at the University of Mississippi." More
University of Dallas Tables Effort to Form Racial Justice Group
"That some people consider the topics 'divisive' is hardly sufficient justification to deny students their right to assembly and association." More
Executive Order on Race and Sex Stereotyping is Chilling Free Expression
"This is an assault on the essential freedom protected under the First Amendment—not just to speak but to receive information, to debate ideas freely and without fear of punishment,… More
The PEN Pod: On Campus Free Speech and Devalued Black Lives with Eddie Cole
“Things are the same in the sense that college presidents are still grappling with how to deal with, say, the traditional white supremacists that disrupt the speech on campus.” More
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For the first 100 days of the new @WhiteHouse @POTUS @VP admin, we @PENamerica put together 8 policy steps the admin can take. One is creation of a task force to fight disinfo, increase media literacy, study racialized efforts to sow division thru hate online. Let’s get to work. https://twitter.com/attorneynora/status/1351582487667904512