Quaker Courage has drafted a letter to Penn President J. Larry Jameson and the Board of Trustees. Add your name!
In the letter, we call on Penn to hold fast to its values.
Academic freedom is central to the identity of Penn, an institution built on the vision of Benjamin Franklin. We call on the University of Pennsylvania administration to do the following:
- Re-commit to academic freedom in admissions and employment, curricular and departmental independence, research, and intellectual debate
- Defend students’ and faculty’s speech, protest, and privacy rights
- Protect safety of immigrant and international students, faculty, and staff
- Reinstate eliminated DEI programs
- Reject any future demands, agreements, or “offers” from the Administration or other political actors that would violate the above commitments
The full letter is hosted by our partners at Stand for Campus Freedom, an organization that “unites alumni across generations, geographies, and viewpoints to protect academic freedom and stand up for democracy.”
After signing, please share the letter with alumni, faculty, students, allies, and anyone else you think will add their name now to stand up for campus freedom.