'Die first, white man': US university probes Nigerian-origin professor Uju Anya's ‘threatening’ social media posts
- Nigerian-origin professor at Carnegie Mellon University Uju Anya’s social media posts trigger outrage.
- Carnegie Mellon University has launched a review of social media posts attributed to Nigerian-born professor Uju Anya after a fresh backlash over remarks described by the university as “hostile and threatening”.
- The university said Anya, an associate professor of second-language acquisition in its Department of Languages, Cultures and Applied Linguistics, is currently on voluntary professional leave and is not teaching on campus during the 2026-27 academic year.
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- Nigerian-origin professor at Carnegie Mellon University Uju Anya’s social media posts trigger outrage.
- Carnegie Mellon University has launched a review of social media posts attributed to Nigerian-born professor Uju Anya after a fresh backlash over remarks described by the university as “hostile and threatening”.
- The university said Anya, an associate professor of second-language acquisition in its Department of Languages, Cultures and Applied Linguistics, is currently on voluntary professional leave and is not teaching on campus during the 2026-27 academic year.
Sources: Times of India