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Penn Law Professor Amy Wax Faces Sanctions for Offensive Remarks

The University of Pennsylvania penalizes Amy Wax with suspension and pay cuts for her controversial statements on race, gender, and immigration.

  • Amy Wax, a tenured law professor at the University of Pennsylvania, has been suspended for one year at half pay and stripped of her chaired professorship.
  • The university cited Wax's history of making racially, ethnically, and gender-based derogatory comments as the primary reason for the sanctions.
  • Wax invited white nationalist Jared Taylor to speak to her class, further escalating the controversy surrounding her conduct.
  • In her defense, Wax claims that her punishment is a result of expressing 'anti-woke' opinions and conservative viewpoints that are unpopular on campus.
  • The sanctions against Wax have sparked a broader debate about academic freedom and the limits of free speech within university settings.
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