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Lawmakers call for Penn to revoke professor’s tenure after racist comments: ‘We do not stand for hate speech’

State Sen. Anthony H. Williams called Penn Law professor Amy Wax’s latest anti-Asian comments “reprehensible and ugly."

State Sen Anthony H. Williams (center) hosts a news conference outside the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School Jan. 13, 2022. They discussed the “racist comments” made by tenured Penn Law professor Amy Wax, calling them “hateful and inaccurate rhetoric” and called for action against Wax by the school.
State Sen Anthony H. Williams (center) hosts a news conference outside the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School Jan. 13, 2022. They discussed the “racist comments” made by tenured Penn Law professor Amy Wax, calling them “hateful and inaccurate rhetoric” and called for action against Wax by the school.Read moreTOM GRALISH / Staff Photographer