Aileen Lambert is the program manager for campus free speech at PEN America. She comes to her role with experiences in higher education, DEI, and nonprofit administration. Prior to PEN, Aileen oversaw LGBTQIA+ Programs and Initiatives at the University of Mississippi. Previously, she spent six years working in the New York non-profit theater industry, most recently as the literary manager for the Williamstown Theatre Festival. She supported new work by Jen Silverman, Shakina Nayfack, Sanaz Toossi, Sylvia Khoury, Adam Rapp, Harrison David Rivers, and many others.She has also held positions at Vineyard Theatre, New York Theatre Workshop, and The Juilliard School, and is a reader for Playwrights’ Center in Minneapolis. Her background in theater and the arts informs how she wrestles with the questions of how to engage, how to advocate, and how to disagree in contemporary society. She holds a BA with honors from Wesleyan University.
Aileen Lambert
Program Manager, Campus Free Speech
Articles by Aileen Lambert
Monday February 10
A Riddle for Modern Academia: Where Can Studying Get You Suspended?
A spate of suspensions at Harvard has been the subject of debate because the “study-ins,” by all accounts, conformed to the norms and activities expected in a library setting.
Thursday January 30
‘I think of myself as a “method” writer’: Adam Haslett on the challenges and themes in Mothers and Sons
My goal is always to get as far inside a character’s way of being in the world as I can, and each person’s manner of coping with their experience is different.