Penn Suspends Amy Wax, Law Professor Accused of Racist Remarks

The University of Pennsylvania will suspend Penn Carey Law Professor Amy Wax for conduct including making derogatory comments about groups by race, ethnicity, and gender.

The suspension, which is for one year at half pay, begins in the fall of 2025. Wax’s summer pay and named chair will also be revoked. Wax will be required to note she speaks on behalf of herself and not Penn in future engagements, the school’s outgoing president Elizabeth Magill decided last month. The decision was noted by law school’s current interim president and provost in a public letter of reprimand published on the school’s ...