Statement in Response to Report the FBI is Urging Universities to Monitor Chinese Students and Scholars
China’s government is notorious for its surveillance. Efforts by the U.S. to fend off autocracy must not mimic the very tactics it professes to reject. More
University of Florida Settles Free Speech Suit With Conservative Student Group
The recent settlement of a federal lawsuit against the University of Florida is a reminder that campuses must be thoughtful in maintaining content-neutral policies towards speech, PEN America said… More
Firing of Professor Over Novel Threatens Academic, Artistic Freedom
“We applaud Williams College for giving thoughtful attention to how to address issues of inclusion without impairing a climate for free expression and inquiry on campus,” said Jonathan Friedman,… More
PEN America Applauds “Well-Formulated” Guidelines on Campus Free Speech and Inclusion by Williams College
“We applaud Williams College for giving thoughtful attention to how to address issues of inclusion without impairing a climate for free expression and inquiry on campus,” said Jonathan Friedman,… More
Alabama and Texas are putting free speech at colleges in jeopardy
"Dissent is crucial in the marketplace of ideas. Counter-speech, even when it offends, is a cardinal companion to free speech." More
Alert Us
Are you an artist at risk or know someone who is?
PEN America On 
“If anyone comes for an em dash and tries to say that it’s used too much, I’m willing to defend it with my life." Which side of the em dash debate are you on? https://t.co/LjgcxTaI27
Come join us for a FREE #WomenInTranslation event at @mcnallyjackson on 8/22 with translators Ann Goldstein, @jennymcpheee, SevinçTürkkan, and Inea Bushnaq. For more information: https://t.co/ietIrmNEKI. #WITMonth
We're so excited to be kicking off @DBookFestival with writers Rigoberto González, Richard Blanco and Gabriela Baeza Ventura discussing the power of Latinx literature, free expression, and notions of home & identity: https://t.co/wJaQTzh82V.