From WJHL: Brian Noland, East Tennessee State University president, responded to concerns regarding two professors placed on administrative leave over social media comments about the death of political activist Charlie Kirk. “As I was beginning my day, I would have never envisioned that the day would unfold the way it did,” Noland said. “I had learned from information that came into the university that there were university employees who had placed messages on social media that were deeply troubling and concerning. I met with staff, reviewed policy, reviewed out faculty handbook and made the decision to place those faculty on administrative leave so that we could conduct a review of actions.” ...
“The protections of faculty through our tenured promotion process offer a detailed review,” he said. “That is the review that will begin in due speed.” ...
Full story at https://www.wjhl.com/news/etsu-president-professors-are-tenured-suspension-will-take-time-to-review/.
From WPTV: Florida Atlantic University (FAU) is now at the center of a growing national debate over political speech. Students on both sides of the political aisle tell WPTV’s Michael Hoffman that they denounce political violence. Still, the assassination of Charlie Kirk is dividing people, including over comments made by an FAU professor now under investigation. Tenured professor, Dr. Karen Leader, was placed on leave after sharing multiple posts on X that described Kirk as “racist, transphobic, homophobic and more.”
Nick Coyte, president of FAU’s Turning Point USA chapter, the group Kirk founded, said the issue comes down to free speech. “The point is free speech,” said Coyte. “We stand for free speech. You have a right to speak. But of course, your employers, if you're in a private institution or even a public institution, if you're not doing the job they've hired you to do, then you could wind up in trouble with them.”
In a statement by Nicholas Ostheimer, president of the FAU College Democrats, he called the move by the school “unjust and un-American.” ...
From WTVM: Columbus State University creative writing professor Dr. Allen Gee has resigned from his roles as director of the CSU Press and the D.L. Jordan endowed chair. CSU President Dr. Stuart Rayfield confirmed the decision Monday, saying Gee offered to step down from both posts during a meeting earlier in the day. Rayfield accepted his resignation, but emphasized that Gee will remain a tenured faculty member in the English department.
The move comes after Gee posted comments last week on the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer website following the assassination of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk in Utah. Rayfield issued a public statement Monday addressing the situation.
“While individuals—students, faculty and staff alike—are entitled to their own personal views under the First Amendment, those views do not represent the university, nor do they necessarily reflect our values. I regret that these comments have become associated with Columbus State and that they have caused anger online and pain in our community.” ...
Full story at https://www.wtvm.com/2025/09/15/csu-professor-steps-down-press-chair-roles-after-controversial-post/.
UCLA updated its post on this matter after its initial cryptic note:
UCLA statement on campus employee’s recent social media content
September 14, 2025
UCLA has placed a campus employee on immediate leave and has launched an investigation following reports of social media posts regarding the murder of Charlie Kirk.
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*https://uclafacultyassociation.blogspot.com/2025/09/think-before-you-tweet.html.
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