The Only One from UC

Blumenthal

PEN America is an organization that describes itself as standing "stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression in the United States and worldwide [and] champion[ing] the freedom to write, recognizing the power of the word to transform the world."*

It recently issue a statement signed by ex-presidents of colleges and universities in defense of free speech on campus in the face of various legislative and other attempts to curtail it.** Only one ex-chancellor from a UC signed: George Blumenthal, chancellor of UC-Santa Cruz from 2006 until 2019. In contrast, several former CSU presidents signed.

Just taking note.

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*https://pen.org/about-us/. 

**https://pen.org/champions-statement/.