Uju Anya, an associate professor of second language acquisition at Carnegie Mellon University, is under fire for social media posts attacking White people, and this isn’t the first time.
The Gateway Pundit reported that Anya took to social media to also suggest that the attempted assassination of President Trump was a ” staged ” shooting and the shooter was part of a “stupid show.”
Anya also attacked Charlie Kirk following his murder.
One of the latest flashpoints involves Uju Anya, an associate professor at Carnegie Mellon University, who referred to Kirk as a “s***bag” and said she hoped he would “rot in p***” while participating in online “Kirkiversary” posts marking the anniversary of the conservative commentator’s death.
As criticism mounted, users also resurfaced a number of Anya’s older posts, including a 2021 exchange in which she allegedly told another user, “Die first, white man,” as well as earlier comments celebrating the death of conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh.
The recent controversy she has found herself in is a video in which she declares, “These f*cking racist white supremacist pedophile assh*les will not win.”
Watch:
“These f*cking racist white supremacist pedophile assh*les will not win.”
– @CarnegieMellon Professor Uju AnyaShe needs to lose her job. https://t.co/2nbJJnHkE1 pic.twitter.com/cIHZK3Bbej
— Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist (@DeAngelisCorey) September 13, 2026
Anya did not seem concerned that anything would happen to her after her ugly tirades. She shared on X, “Actually, CMU already knows I’m racist and think White people should die. They knew this before hiring me.”
Uju Anya: “I rejoice in the deaths of White people.”
Everyone: “That’s not acceptable for a professor. You should be fired.”
Uju Anya: “Actually CMU already knows I’m racist and think White people should die. They knew this before hiring me.” https://t.co/aB69dzdJJe pic.twitter.com/O4LwitCzGM
— varrock (@varrock) September 12, 2026
The University may not be as amenable to her hateful rhetoric as she thinks. They shared, “Dr. Uju Anya is currently on voluntary professional leave from the university and is not teaching courses on our campus this academic year. We are deeply concerned by recent hostile and threatening social media posts by Dr. Anya and are reviewing this matter closely.”
Dr. Uju Anya is currently on voluntary professional leave from the university and is not teaching courses on our campus this academic year. We are deeply concerned by recent hostile and threatening social media posts by Dr. Anya and are reviewing this matter closely.
— Carnegie Mellon University (@CarnegieMellon) September 12, 2026
Libs of TikTok then shared a more comprehensive statement from the University:
Dear Members of the CMU Community: We are writing to share details of a situation that goes to the heart of faculty responsibility, academic standards and the trust that is foundational to our institutional mission. On Friday, Sept. 11, we became aware of hostile and threatening social media posts by Dr. Uju Anya, a faculty member in the department of Languages, Cultures & Applied Linguistics (LCAL) in our Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Dr. Anya is on voluntary professional leave through summer 2027 and is not teaching classes for CMU this academic year.
In her social media posts, Dr. Anya repeatedly and prominently invoked her connection to Carnegie Mellon and implied support from university colleagues, blurring the line between personal expression and academic authority. In her posts, she used expletives, racial slurs and derogatory language that demeaned, dehumanized and intimidated.
Carnegie Mellon University is a place where rigorous inquiry, freedom of expression and mutual respect must coexist. We take that responsibility seriously and we strongly reject language that is hateful and disparages or calls for the harm of others. Such rhetoric is inconsistent with the dignity, respect and responsibility that we expect from one another. Dr. Anya’s choice of language violates our shared community standards and distracts from the seriousness and significance of CMU’s scholarship in the humanities and social sciences.
This weekend, we met with Dietrich College leadership, including Dean Cassidy Sugimoto, and LCAL faculty as well as Faculty Senate leadership. In these discussions, Interim Department Head Adam van Compernolle heard from colleagues, who described “a sense of fear for our personal safety on and off campus.” These colleagues also spoke of being doxxed and receiving an influx of threatening messages that leave….
This weekend, we met with Dietrich College leadership, including Dean Cassidy Sugimoto, and LCAL faculty as well as Faculty Senate leadership. In these discussions, Interim Department Head Adam van Compernolle heard from colleagues, who described “a sense of fear for our personal safety on and off campus.” These colleagues also spoke of being doxxed and receiving an influx of threatening messages that leave them feeling distressed and unsafe. As always, the safety and well-being of the university community is a top priority. CMU Police continue to monitor the situation closely, and they have not identified any credible
threats to campus.In an email to the Dietrich College community, Dean Cassidy Sugimoto and von Comperolle referenced LCAL’s policy on Community Responsibilities, adopted by department vote in 2024, which outlines expectations for how members of the department should communicate, especially in cases of differences of opinion. To cite the policy directly, the department “does not tolerate harassment, discrimination or disrespect in any form. This applies equally to our on-campus communications as well as to our personal off-campus communications where there is a reasonable perception or expectation that we are acting as representatives of LCAL, Dietrich College, and/or Carnegie Mellon
University.”While university policy prohibits us from sharing information about personnel matters, we are taking swift action in accordance with our processes. We continue to prioritize support for impacted community
members, including our students.We recognize freedom of expression and academic freedom as essential to our mission. These freedoms allow for ideas to be debated, tested and challenged. At the same time, these freedoms do not relieve any member of our community from their responsibility to support a respectful, safe and welcoming campus environment. Achieving and maintaining this balance is both challenging and the daily work of a university community.
Even in the midst of a toxic and divisive online culture, we must hold Carnegie Mellon University to a higher standard – one that rejects intimidation and hate in all forms.
SCOOP@CarnegieMellon just sent this letter to all their students in response to backlash over professor Uju Anya
They claim they’re the victims because staff are afraid and distressed.
They then say they’re taking “swift action” in accordance with their processes after… https://t.co/OcT8IjWzD1 pic.twitter.com/3V5HFCLbCb
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) September 15, 2026
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