UPenn Responds To Anti-Asian Comments Made By Tenured Law Professor Amy Wax

CBS Philadelphia

January 5, 2022

The dean of University of Pennsylvania’s law school has spoken out after a tenured professor’s anti-Asian comments. During a recent radio interview, law professor Amy Wax said the country is “better off with fewer Asians and less Asian immigration.”

Wax went on to say most Asians support Democrats and Democratic positions.

The dean of UPenn’s law school, Jason Ruger, released a statement reading in part: “Like all racist generalizations, Wax’s recent comments inflict harm by perpetuating stereotypes and placing differential burdens on Asian students faculty and staff.”

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