Employees and Students at These Colleges Have Been Punished for Comments on Charlie Kirk's Death

[Coventina]

Since Charlie Kirk’s murder on September 10 at Utah Valley University, the reactions of higher-education faculty, staff, and students have come under intense scrutiny.

A pattern has emerged: The college employee or student says something negative about Kirk — mostly online, but occasionally in class or on campus. State and congressional lawmakers and right-wing social-media accounts amplify the comments and advocate for the colleges to take disciplinary action. Some lawmakers have threatened to pull funding or enact other consequences if the colleges don’t fire the employees.

Given that pressure, a number of colleges have moved swiftly to punish faculty and staff members for speech that they argue crossed a line. Some of the professors are tenured or tenure track, a designation that typically affords a right to a hearing before termination.

In one case that drew particular attention, a student expelled from Texas Tech University was arrested after she taunted people who attended a vigil for Kirk.

https://www.chronicle.com/article/employees-and-students-at-these-colleges-have-been-punished-for-comments-on-charlie-kirks-death

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Whatever happened to the Right whining about how they want freedom of speech on college campuses?

[TheProle]

1. We owe it to ourselves to know the facts

The Texas Tech woman committed assault and that triggered her arrest. While it was merely a flick of a maga cap, she would have been better served keeping her hands to herself. She had been mocking, consequence-free, up to that point.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

7. WTF is this shit right here."Not giving them a reason to take it" is the same as them taking it.

[H2O Man]

3. Recommended.

In my state -- New York -- a significant number of teachers have been suspended.

[Deep State Witch]

4. A Close Friend At AU

I have a close friend who works at American University. She told me that at least 2 faculty members have been doxxed. She's completely pull off of social media.

[Jilly_in_VA]

5. Paywall and passwordeded, but let's just list the ones we know of

East Tennessee State
Middle Tennessee State

[SickOfTheOnePct]

6. And

Clemson, Texas State, George Washington, Ball State

[Celerity]

8. here

https://archive.ph/CD5SA

[IzzaNuDay]

9. I'll be watching to see if any colleges I am affiliated with are on the list.

I have a formalized bequest list to colleges and will not hesitate to remove any of them if they engage in suppressing or disciplining any faculty or student.

Given Cheeto has cut funding to post secondary ed for whatever reason, these institutions cannot afford to piss off parents and alumni.