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Penn Suspends Amy Wax Over Racist Statements

The University of Pennsylvania has suspended law professor Amy Wax following a series of controversial and racially inflammatory remarks that have drawn widespread condemnation from students, faculty, and academic leaders.

Wax, a tenured professor at Penn Law School, has a long history of making provocative statements about race, immigration, and cultural superiority. Her recent comments, which many have characterized as racist and discriminatory, prompted the university to take decisive disciplinary action.

Key details of the suspension include:

Temporary removal from teaching mandatory first-year law courses
Prohibition from teaching certain classes
Potential long-term consequences for her academic standing

The university's decision reflects growing institutional intolerance for academic speech that marginalizes or demeans specific racial or ethnic groups. Penn's leadership emphasized that while academic freedom is crucial, it cannot be used as a shield for harmful, discriminatory rhetoric.

Wax's suspension underscores the ongoing national conversation about responsible academic discourse, institutional accountability, and the boundaries of free speech in educational environments.

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Columbia Professor Says She Was Forced to Retire Because of Activism

Katherine Franke, a prominent law professor at Columbia University, has alleged that she was effectively forced into retirement as a direct consequence of her political activism sur

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