Suspending Student Group Over Anti-Chinese Government Stickers “Grave Misstep”
According to reports, Emerson College this month launched an investigation of their campus chapter of the conservative student group, Turning Point USA, after the group created and distributed stickers with… More
Oregon School District Bans BLM, LGBTQ+ Symbols
(New York, NY) — After moving to ban LGBTQ+ and Black Lives Matter symbols, a school district in Oregon is now in the midst of developing a policy to… More
Arizona Senate to Vote on Budget Including “Divisive Concepts” Provisions
The Arizona state senate is set to vote this week on a state budget that includes a set of provisions prohibiting teachers, administrators, and other school district employees from… More
Failure to Reappoint UNC Law Professor Comes as Academic Freedom Questions Mount
The University of North Carolina Board of Governors has reportedly denied reappointment of UNC law professor Eric Muller to the UNC Press Board of Governors. More
Supreme Court Made Right Call in Student Free Speech Case
PEN America responds to landmark student free speech case Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L. . More
Coalition of Education Groups Decry Wave of Legislation Stifling Academic Freedom
Today PEN America issued a joint statement opposing the wave of legislation being introduced in states across the country to stifle education about racism and American history in schools,… 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
Yale Decision to Limit Access to Controversial Lecture Runs Counter to Free Expression Commitments
The Yale School of Medicine's decision to limit access to a controversial lecture video runs counter to the school's free expression commitments. More
PEN America Concerned Over Reports Nikole Hannah-Jones Denied Tenure at UNC-Chapel Hill
According to reporting, the UNC-Chapel Hill board of trustees recently chose not to approve tenure for investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, in conjunction with her upcoming appointment. More
Idaho Bill Attacking Critical Race Theory is Affront to Academic Freedom
This bill claims to defend intellectual honesty, freedom of inquiry, and freedom of speech. In reality, it tramples on them. More
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On the 52nd birthday of unjustly imprisoned poet Ahmed Mansoor, we join human rights organizations and international lawmakers in sharing #BirthdayWishes4Ahmed. We demand Mansoor's unconditional release from prison in the #UAE for his #FreedomToWrite: http://bit.ly/3aZKGOO.
As members of the Coalition Against #OnlineViolence, PEN America unequivocally condemns the racist attacks against @KPIXtv reporter Betty Yu, which are intended to intimidate & silence. We stand in solidarity with Betty Yu, alongside her employer & allies. #FightOnlineAbuseNOW
On Tuesday 10/26 I’ll be talking with @PamelaPaulNYT about THE INTERNET. And probably book reviewing, and who knows what else! Tickets available here as part of the @PENamerica Out Loud series: https://pen.org/event/pen-out-loud-pamela-paul-with-lauren-oyler/
