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Carnegie Mellon 'deeply concerned' by professor's 'hostile and threatening posts' about Charlie Kirk's death

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Carnegie Mellon University is investigating social media posts made by associate professor Dr. Uju Anya that were described as "hostile and threatening" around the anniversary of Charlie Kirk’s assassination on September 10, 2025. The university has placed Anya on voluntary professional leave for the academic year, stating that her posts do not align with the institution's community standards and values. Among other comments, Anya referred to "Kirkmas" and wrote a post suggesting violence against white individuals, which she later deleted.
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Carnegie Mellon University is investigating Uju Anya, a professor who made what the school describes as "hostile and threatening" social media posts about the death of Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA. Kirk was assassinated on September 10, 2025, while speaking at Utah Valley University during his American Comeback Tour. Anya invoked terms like "Kirkmas" around the anniversary of the event.

Carnegie Mellon stated that Dr. Anya is currently on voluntary professional leave and is not teaching courses this academic year. The university expressed its concern over her posts, noting they do not reflect the institution's values or commitment to a safe campus environment. Fox News Digital reached out to Anya for comment but did not receive a response from her directly.

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American Comeback Tour Carnegie Mellon University Fox News Digital Turning Point USA Utah Valley University

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Anya PERSON · 7× Fox News Digital ORG · 4× Carnegie Mellon University ORG · 3× Uju Anya PERSON · 2× Charlie Kirk’s PERSON · 1× Kirk PERSON · 1× Kirk Mubarak PERSON · 1× Kirkmas PERSON · 1× Turning Point USA ORG · 1× Utah Valley University ORG · 1×

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She is also the author of "Racialized Identities in Second Language Learning: Speaking Blackness in Brazil," and has taught courses including "Race, Gender, Sexuality and Social Class in Second Language Learning," "Language Diversity and Cultural Identity," "Theories of Language Learning and Teaching" "Hip Hop and Funk Discourses of Black Womanhood in Brazil and the U.S.," and "Language Program Administration." Fox News Digital reached out to Anya for comment.
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Carnegie Mellon 'deeply concerned' by professor's 'hostile and threatening posts' about Charlie Kirk's death · assertive framing

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Carnegie Mellon University says it is reviewing "hostile and threatening social media posts" by professor Uju Anya after she invoked "Kirkmas" and "Kirk Mubarak" around the first anniversary of Charlie Kirk’s assassination. asserted
she → say → assassination
Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, was assassinated Sept. 10, 2025, while speaking at Utah Valley University during his American Comeback Tour. asserted
Kirk → assassinate → Tour
The Pennsylvania university also told Fox News Digital Friday that Anya is currently on voluntary professional leave and is not teaching courses on campus during the current academic year. asserted
Anya → tell → year
"Dr. Uju Anya is currently on voluntary professional leave from the university and is not teaching courses on our campus this academic year," a media relations spokesperson at Carnegie Mellon University told Fox News Digital in a statement. asserted
spokesperson → teach → statement
"We are deeply concerned by recent hostile and threatening social media posts by Dr. Anya and are reviewing this matter closely," the spokesperson added. asserted
spokesperson → concern → matter
"To be clear: These posts incorrectly imply our university's endorsement and are contrary to our community standards and values as well as our commitment to fostering a safe, respectful and welcoming campus community." asserted
posts → imply → community
The university confirmed to Fox News Digital that Anya’s voluntary leave was already in effect. asserted
leave → confirm → effect
Anya, an associate professor at Carnegie Mellon, wrote on X around the anniversary of the assassination, "They began already, and it ain’t even Kirkmas kirk mubarak, y’all!" asserted
it → write → assassination
Her X account now appears to be deleted. asserted
account → appear → ?
Another post from Anya appeared to read, "Die first, white man, and then ask yourself why I am dancing." asserted
I → appear → yourself
On her bio page for Carnegie Mellon University, Anya is called "a scholar of language learning and Black experiences in multilingualism," whose "primary fields of inquiry include critical applied linguistics, critical sociolinguistics and critical discourse studies, with a focus on how race, gender, sexual and social class identities intersect with language learning." asserted
identities → call → learning
According to the website, her research "explores the multilingual journeys of African American students and how these experiences inform identity formation in new language learning contexts." uncertain
experiences → accord → contexts
She is also the author of "Racialized Identities in Second Language Learning: Speaking Blackness in Brazil," and has taught courses including "Race, Gender, Sexuality and Social Class in Second Language Learning," "Language Diversity and Cultural Identity," "Theories of Language Learning and Teaching" "Hip Hop and Funk Discourses of Black Womanhood in Brazil and the U.S.," and "Language Program Administration." Fox News Digital reached out to Anya for comment. asserted
Digital → speak → comment
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