Overview
- Carnegie Mellon announced Monday that Dr. Uju Anya is on voluntary professional leave and will not teach this academic year while officials review her social media posts.
- Screenshots from a 2021 exchange showing the phrase “Die first, white man” circulated widely online and were reshared by high‑profile accounts, which helped prompt users to archive additional past posts.
- Anya’s public X account has been deactivated and an automatic reply on her university email states she is on sabbatical for the 2026–27 academic year.
- News coverage and archived posts document a pattern of inflammatory remarks by Anya, including celebrating Rush Limbaugh’s death and hostile comments about Queen Elizabeth II and conservative figures.
- Carnegie Mellon said the posts do not represent university endorsement and warned they run counter to campus values, and the review could lead to further disciplinary or administrative steps while the debate over faculty speech and campus safety continues.