PEN America: Firing of Professor Over Novel Threatens Academic, Artistic Freedom
July 26, 2019
July 26, 2019
NEW YORK, July 26 -- PEN America issued the following news release:
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- PEN America says incident suggests a disturbing climate for open inquiry
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The decision earlier this summer by Olivet Nazarene University in Illinois to fire a new professor due to the content of his recently published novel demonstrates a troubling threat to both academic and artistic freedom, PEN America said in a statement today.
On June 28, T.J. Ma . . .
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- PEN America says incident suggests a disturbing climate for open inquiry
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The decision earlier this summer by Olivet Nazarene University in Illinois to fire a new professor due to the content of his recently published novel demonstrates a troubling threat to both academic and artistic freedom, PEN America said in a statement today.
On June 28, T.J. Ma . . .