Following up on last week’s post, More Commentary On The Amy Wax Controversy At Penn, Part 1: Philadelphia Inquirer Op-Eds: Should Penn Revoke Tenure For Controversial Law Professor Amy Wax Over Racist Comments? | Pro/Con:
- Apratim Vidyarthi (Penn 3L), Yes: Amy Wax Cannot Fulfill Her Duties as a Professor
- Keith Whittington (Princeton), No: Academic Freedom Cannot Make an Exception For Hate Speech
- Above the Law, Amy Wax Refuses To Resign Because Why Take The Graceful Road Now?
- Daily Pennsylvanian, Penn Law’s Amy Wax Doubles Down on Racist Comments, Says She Will Not Resign ‘Without a Fight’
- Daily Princetonian, Princeton-based Academic Freedom Group Backs Amy Wax as UPenn Starts Review Process Over Anti-Asian Remarks
- Law.com, ‘I Wouldn’t Give Them the Satisfaction’: Penn Law Prof Amy Wax Says She Won’t Resign, Doubles Down on Comments About Black Students
- Lawprofblawg (Anonymous Professor, Top 100 Law School), Chasing Amy (Wax)
- Brian Leiter (Chicago), Allegations of Misconduct by Amy Wax in the Classroom and Towards Students
- Times Higher Education, Professional Sanctions Are Perfectly Compatible With Academic Freedom
- Keith E. Whittington (Princeton), More on Amy Wax and Penn Law School
Prior TaxProf Blog coverage:
- Wax & Alexander: Paying The Price For Breakdown Of The Country’s Bourgeois Culture (Aug. 13, 2017)
- Reaction To Law Profs’ Op-Ed On The Breakdown Of The ‘Bourgeois Culture’ (Aug. 25, 2017)
- Penn Law Students Try To Ban Amy Wax From Teaching Civil Procedure Due To Her Breakdown Of The Bourgeois Culture Op-Ed (Sept. 10, 2017)
- Controversy Over Law Profs’ Op-Ed On The Breakdown Of The ‘Bourgeois Culture’ Shifts From Penn To San Diego (Sept. 21, 2017)
- More Law Prof Reactions To The Wax & Alexander Op-Ed On The Breakdown Of The ‘Bourgeois Culture’ (Sept. 22, 2017)
- Reynolds: It Is Time Academics Preach the Virtues They Practice (Sept. 26, 2017)
- Penn Alumni Speak Out Against Breakdown Of The ‘Bourgeois Culture’ Op-Ed (Sept. 26, 2017)
- Wax: The Closing Of The Academic Mind (Feb. 19, 2018)
- Penn Dean Denies Amy Wax’s Claim That He Asked Her To Take Leave Due To Controversial Op-Ed (Feb. 21, 2018)
- Heather McDonald: The Penn Law School Mob Scores A Victory (Mar. 19, 2018)
- Amy Wax: The University Of Denial — Aggressive Suppression Of The Truth Is A Central Feature Of American Higher Education (Mar. 24, 2018)
- Amy Wax Controversy Drags Penn Law Into Free-Speech Dilemma (July 27, 2019)
- Penn Law Removes Statement On RBG’s Death After Inclusion Of Amy Wax Quote Sparked Outrage (Sept. 29, 2020)
- Penn Law Dean Ruger Responds To Comments Made By Professor Wax (Jan. 6, 2022)
- Debate Intensifies Over Potential Discipline For Penn Law Prof Amy Wax (Jan. 15, 2022)
- Penn Law Dean Starts Process That Could Lead To Sanctions On Professor Amy Wax (Jan. 19, 2022)
- More Commentary On The Amy Wax Controversy At Penn (Part 1) (Jan. 25, 2022)
