Who's Afraid of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies? Academic Censorship and the Targeting of Teaching on Race and Gender

This hybrid lecture is a continuation of the Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) series on "Teaching Gender, Race, and Feminism in Troubled Times." Please join us for a talk by Amy Reid to hear about how direct and indirect forms of academic censorship are narrowing options for America's students. Amy Reid is the Program Director for PEN America’s Freedom to Learn Program. She works with other PEN America staff and with colleagues from across the country to push back against government censorship in higher education. She is an ardent advocate for public education and the liberal arts. Before joining PEN America, Amy was a professor of French language and literature and director of the Gender Studies Program at New College of Florida. In 2023-2024, she served as Chair of the Faculty and as the faculty representative on the NCF Board of Trustees, working to safeguard the principles of academic freedom in the Florida State University System. The story of the “hostile takeover” of New College is told in the 2026 documentary First They Came for My College.