Jeremy C. Young
Program Director
Jeremy C. Young, PhD, is the Freedom to Learn program director at PEN America, the professional society for writers.
Jeremy C. Young (he/him) is the Freedom to Learn program director at PEN America, where he leads efforts to fight government censorship in higher education institutions. He directs PEN America’s work on educational gag orders, the Champions of Higher Education initiative, and an expanding network of coalitions to mobilize support for professors and teachers. A former history professor, Young holds a Ph.D. in U.S. history from Indiana University and is the author of The Age of Charisma: Leaders, Followers, and Emotions in American Society, 1870-1940 (Cambridge University Press, 2017).