UPenn Accuses a Law Professor of Racist Statements. Should She Be Fired?

March 07, 2023 1 min read

UPenn Accuses a Law Professor of Racist Statements. Should She Be Fired?

By Vimal Patel
New York Times
March 13, 2023

Excerpt: Amy Wax, a law professor, has said publicly that “on average, Blacks have lower cognitive ability than whites,” that the country is “better off with fewer Asians” as long as they tend to vote for Democrats, and that non-Western people feel a “tremendous amount of resentment and shame.” All of which poses a conundrum for the University of Pennsylvania: Should it fire Amy Wax?

The university is now moving closer to answering just that question. After long resisting the call of students, the dean of the law school, Theodore W. Ruger, has taken a rare step: He has filed a complaint and requested a faculty hearing to consider imposing a “major sanction” on the professor.


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