Home Colleges (Find a School) University of Pennsylvania Private University Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaSearch all Schools News Speech Code RatingYellowDue Process Ratings C, B, C Free Speech Rankings 248 of 251 Cases 5 NewsDeplatformingsLeader StatementsScholars Under Fire News Amy Wax is academic freedom's canary in the coal mine September 24, 2024 News FIRE statement on University of Pennsylvania sanctions against Amy Wax September 23, 2024 News Did Penn just squash free speech rights to avoid more pro-Palestinian protests? June 11, 2024 News Amy Wax hearing report confirms fears over erosion of academic freedom at Penn March 4, 2024 News Alumni in action at the University of Pennsylvania January 18, 2024 News Penn faculty call for ‘New Constitution’ recommitting university to free speech principles December 14, 2023 News FIRE urges Reps to vote NO on House resolution targeting university presidents December 13, 2023 News FIRE statement: Penn resignations can be exactly what the university needs to restore free expression December 9, 2023 News Why (most) calls for genocide are protected speech December 8, 2023 News Penn President Liz Magill signals profoundly misguided willingness to abandon free expression December 6, 2023 News FIRE to Congress, university presidents: Don’t expand censorship. End it. December 6, 2023 News Q&A: Amy Wax talks accusations and academic freedom in new FIRE webinar April 18, 2023 News 10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech: 2023 February 2, 2023 News Penn Law dean asks for ‘major sanction’ against professor Amy Wax, creating tenure threat for all Penn faculty July 13, 2022 News Penn caves to pressure, initiates disciplinary proceedings against tenured law professor Amy Wax January 18, 2022 News By pressuring Penn, Philadelphia City Council threatens faculty speech rights January 13, 2022 FOWL PLAY: University of Pennsylvania denies hunting club official recognition March 17, 2021 Press Release When it comes to its free speech hypocrisy, Penn doesn’t get it... or doesn’t care. December 13, 2019 Penn Law dean attends student town hall to ‘address the Amy Wax situation’ September 20, 2019 CIA Director’s Talk Shut Down by Protesters at Penn April 4, 2016 The Blue Scare on Campuses: The Administration’s Role in Quieting Difficult Discussions July 13, 2015 Defense Attorneys Criticize Penn’s New Plan for Handling Allegations of Sexual Assault February 26, 2015 Penn Law Profs Write Open Letter on Problems with Sexual Assault Policy February 19, 2015 Is Due Process in Danger at Penn? November 4, 2014 Introducing FIRE Summer Intern Laura Sorice June 13, 2014 What Makes a 'Green Light' Computer Use Policy? January 10, 2014 FIRE Names Seven Best Schools for Free Speech on 'Huffington Post' August 2, 2013 Press Release Liberty Requires Tough Choices: The Student Funding Dilemma July 31, 2013 'Philadelphia Magazine' on 20 Years of Political Correctness and 'Unlearning Liberty' May 3, 2013 Tyga Comes to Campus: Penn Students Call for Dialogue, Harvard Students Call for Cancellation April 3, 2013 FIRE President Greg Lukianoff Speaking at Penn Tomorrow April 1, 2013 We Are All Blasphemers: A Response to Eric Posner September 26, 2012 Blog Robert Shibley Blogs for ‘College Insurrection’ September 14, 2012 Blog Celebrating Penn’s Protection of Controversial Speech February 14, 2012 The State of Free Speech on Campus: University of Pennsylvania May 18, 2009 Greg Speaking at the University of Pennsylvania Tonight September 23, 2008 U. of Delaware Story Hits Student Press November 9, 2007 ‘Daily Pennsylvanian’ Comments on Penn’s Green Light Rating February 14, 2007 FIRE, Carol Iannone, and the Amy Gutmann Halloween Costume Controversy November 7, 2006 Count Gutmann Among the Offended November 3, 2006 Celebrating One Year of ‘The Torch’ February 28, 2006 News Penn Drops Charges Against Student Who Posted Online Photos of Nude Couple December 4, 2005 Blog Staying Focused in the Penn Case December 2, 2005 Disturbing Indeed December 2, 2005 Penn Abuses Its Sexual Harassment Policy December 1, 2005 A Not-So-Happy Easter at Penn Law March 31, 2005 Blog At Last an Opponent for the PC Campus Police March 15, 2001 News
News Speech Code RatingYellowDue Process Ratings C, B, C Free Speech Rankings 248 of 251 Cases 5 NewsDeplatformingsLeader StatementsScholars Under Fire
Amy Wax is academic freedom's canary in the coal mine September 24, 2024 News FIRE statement on University of Pennsylvania sanctions against Amy Wax September 23, 2024 News Did Penn just squash free speech rights to avoid more pro-Palestinian protests? June 11, 2024 News Amy Wax hearing report confirms fears over erosion of academic freedom at Penn March 4, 2024 News Alumni in action at the University of Pennsylvania January 18, 2024 News Penn faculty call for ‘New Constitution’ recommitting university to free speech principles December 14, 2023 News FIRE urges Reps to vote NO on House resolution targeting university presidents December 13, 2023 News FIRE statement: Penn resignations can be exactly what the university needs to restore free expression December 9, 2023 News Why (most) calls for genocide are protected speech December 8, 2023 News Penn President Liz Magill signals profoundly misguided willingness to abandon free expression December 6, 2023 News FIRE to Congress, university presidents: Don’t expand censorship. End it. December 6, 2023 News Q&A: Amy Wax talks accusations and academic freedom in new FIRE webinar April 18, 2023 News 10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech: 2023 February 2, 2023 News Penn Law dean asks for ‘major sanction’ against professor Amy Wax, creating tenure threat for all Penn faculty July 13, 2022 News Penn caves to pressure, initiates disciplinary proceedings against tenured law professor Amy Wax January 18, 2022 News By pressuring Penn, Philadelphia City Council threatens faculty speech rights January 13, 2022 FOWL PLAY: University of Pennsylvania denies hunting club official recognition March 17, 2021 Press Release When it comes to its free speech hypocrisy, Penn doesn’t get it... or doesn’t care. December 13, 2019 Penn Law dean attends student town hall to ‘address the Amy Wax situation’ September 20, 2019 CIA Director’s Talk Shut Down by Protesters at Penn April 4, 2016 The Blue Scare on Campuses: The Administration’s Role in Quieting Difficult Discussions July 13, 2015 Defense Attorneys Criticize Penn’s New Plan for Handling Allegations of Sexual Assault February 26, 2015 Penn Law Profs Write Open Letter on Problems with Sexual Assault Policy February 19, 2015 Is Due Process in Danger at Penn? November 4, 2014 Introducing FIRE Summer Intern Laura Sorice June 13, 2014 What Makes a 'Green Light' Computer Use Policy? January 10, 2014 FIRE Names Seven Best Schools for Free Speech on 'Huffington Post' August 2, 2013 Press Release Liberty Requires Tough Choices: The Student Funding Dilemma July 31, 2013 'Philadelphia Magazine' on 20 Years of Political Correctness and 'Unlearning Liberty' May 3, 2013 Tyga Comes to Campus: Penn Students Call for Dialogue, Harvard Students Call for Cancellation April 3, 2013 FIRE President Greg Lukianoff Speaking at Penn Tomorrow April 1, 2013 We Are All Blasphemers: A Response to Eric Posner September 26, 2012 Blog Robert Shibley Blogs for ‘College Insurrection’ September 14, 2012 Blog Celebrating Penn’s Protection of Controversial Speech February 14, 2012 The State of Free Speech on Campus: University of Pennsylvania May 18, 2009 Greg Speaking at the University of Pennsylvania Tonight September 23, 2008 U. of Delaware Story Hits Student Press November 9, 2007 ‘Daily Pennsylvanian’ Comments on Penn’s Green Light Rating February 14, 2007 FIRE, Carol Iannone, and the Amy Gutmann Halloween Costume Controversy November 7, 2006 Count Gutmann Among the Offended November 3, 2006 Celebrating One Year of ‘The Torch’ February 28, 2006 News Penn Drops Charges Against Student Who Posted Online Photos of Nude Couple December 4, 2005 Blog Staying Focused in the Penn Case December 2, 2005 Disturbing Indeed December 2, 2005 Penn Abuses Its Sexual Harassment Policy December 1, 2005 A Not-So-Happy Easter at Penn Law March 31, 2005 Blog At Last an Opponent for the PC Campus Police March 15, 2001 News
Penn faculty call for ‘New Constitution’ recommitting university to free speech principles December 14, 2023 News
FIRE urges Reps to vote NO on House resolution targeting university presidents December 13, 2023 News
FIRE statement: Penn resignations can be exactly what the university needs to restore free expression December 9, 2023 News
Penn President Liz Magill signals profoundly misguided willingness to abandon free expression December 6, 2023 News
Penn Law dean asks for ‘major sanction’ against professor Amy Wax, creating tenure threat for all Penn faculty July 13, 2022 News
Penn caves to pressure, initiates disciplinary proceedings against tenured law professor Amy Wax January 18, 2022 News
FOWL PLAY: University of Pennsylvania denies hunting club official recognition March 17, 2021 Press Release
When it comes to its free speech hypocrisy, Penn doesn’t get it... or doesn’t care. December 13, 2019
The Blue Scare on Campuses: The Administration’s Role in Quieting Difficult Discussions July 13, 2015
Defense Attorneys Criticize Penn’s New Plan for Handling Allegations of Sexual Assault February 26, 2015
Tyga Comes to Campus: Penn Students Call for Dialogue, Harvard Students Call for Cancellation April 3, 2013
