Malka Margolies
Consultant
Articles by Malka Margolies
PEN America and Magna Charta Observatory Co-Sponsor First Major International Convening Focused on Government Restrictions on Academic Freedom in the United States
(WASHINGTON) — PEN America, in collaboration with the Magna Charta Observatory, will co-sponsor an international convening at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center in Washington, DC, from 10 AM to 12 PM ET on October 23, 2024. The event, titled Universities, Governments, and Democracy: International Challenges, Lessons Learned, and Future Strategy, will bring together academic Read more…
New Report Unveils Alarming New Tactics in Censorship of Higher Education
Contact: Malka Margolies, [email protected], 347-843-8210 (NEW YORK) – PEN America has released its new report, America’s Censored Classrooms 2024: Refining the Art of Censorship, unveiling a growing and sophisticated campaign to restrict academic freedom in the United States. The report warns that legislative efforts to curtail educational speech have evolved from overt gag orders into Read more…
PEN America Condemns Threats Against Staff of The Haitian Times, After Coverage of Springfield, OH, Anti-Haitian Conspiracy Theories
(NEW YORK)— PEN America today strongly condemned threats and intimidation against staff of the Haitian Times, including the doxxing and swatting of the executive editor, following the online news outlet’s coverage of anti-immigrant conspiracy theories targeting Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio. The doxxing and swatting occurred on Monday after the editor and her colleagues had experienced Read more…