Carnegie Mellon University has promised to take “swift action” against Dr. Uju Anya over social media posts that colleagues say left them concerned for their own safety.
“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,” the university said in a statement on Saturday. “To be clear: These posts incorrectly imply our university’s endorsement and are contrary to our community standards and values as well as our commitment to fostering a safe, respectful and welcoming campus community.”
The post that started the exchange was an old one, originally shared by Anya in February of 2021, after the death of conservative radio legend Rush Limbaugh: “Rush Limbaugh finally did something positive in life by dropping dead. Good Riddance to bad rubbish.”
Someone found that post and responded to it on Friday, asking, “Weird how you only celebrate the deaths of white people. Why is that?”
Anya replied, “Die first, white man, then ask yourself why I’m dancing.”
That post then caught th...