Professor celebrates Charlie Kirk's death anniversary
Despite publicly reprimanding the professor, the university kept her in her position.
TL;DR
- Carnegie Mellon University placed professor Uju Anya on a voluntary professional leave following "offensive and reprehensible" social media posts.
- Anya's posts on X, now deleted, appeared to celebrate the anniversary of Charlie Kirk's death.
- The university stated Anya's views do not represent its values but acknowledged her First Amendment rights.
- Critics, including Corey DeAngelis and Senator Mike Lee, have condemned the university's decision to not fire Anya, calling it a public relations disaster and questioning federal funding.
- This is not the first time Anya has faced criticism for her remarks; in 2022, she made similar offensive posts about Queen Elizabeth.
- Senator Mike Lee questioned the university's federal funding and stated that universities failing to fire professors for violent and racist rhetoric should lose federal funding.