UT Assistant Professor Fired Over Charlie Kirk Comment
March 21, 2026
March 21, 2026
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 21 -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog on March 20, 2026, by Julia Wilburn:
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UT Assistant Professor Fired Over Charlie Kirk Comment
University of Tennessee (UT) Chancellor Donde Plowman fired Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology Tamar Shirinian in February over a Facebook post celebrating Charlie Kirk's assassination.
The action, just being reported now, cites repu . . .
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UT Assistant Professor Fired Over Charlie Kirk Comment
University of Tennessee (UT) Chancellor Donde Plowman fired Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology Tamar Shirinian in February over a Facebook post celebrating Charlie Kirk's assassination.
The action, just being reported now, cites repu . . .