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Third Professor at Texas Community College Effectively Fired After Criticizing School’s Leadership

Press ReleaseMarch 2, 2021

PEN America today objected to the effective firing of historian Lora Burnett from a Texas community college. More

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Professor’s Use of Term “Chinese Virus” Contemptible, Not Alone Rationale for Formal Discipline

Press ReleaseSeptember 21, 2020

"We understand a university dean is reviewing the incident, and we caution against pursuing any formal reprimand based solely on the words in the professor's email." More

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Indiana School Should Reinstate Professor Dismissed Over “Little Hitler” Video

Press ReleaseSeptember 10, 2020

“This dismissal is an alarming affront to free speech and the creative and artistic licenses that professors should enjoy as private citizens." More

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Writers, Academics, and Free Speech Advocates Call on Babson to Reinstate Professor

Press ReleaseJanuary 22, 2020

“Against a national backdrop in which punishments for speech are chilling open discourse, this draconian outcome risks compounding the constrictions on our public discourse." More

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Professor Suspended for Sharing Student Videos With Offensive Content

Press ReleaseDecember 13, 2019

“Punishing a professor for showing videos in class, even offensive ones, is out of bounds." More

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Still reeling from the Literary Activism Summit a few weeks ago. We got to talk banned books, community building through literature, activism, and what the amazing Iris Morales called our contemporary “battle of ideas.” @PENamerica @SchomburgCenter @RaquelWillis_

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This #WomensHistoryMonth, PEN staff came together to list books that deeply impacted us, and helped us understand sisterhood, and the importance of lifting each other up through a poststructuralist, hetero-patriarchal world. Happy reading and growing!

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