Uju Anya faces backlash as US varsity reviews ‘hostile’ social media posts
Carnegie Mellon University is reviewing ‘hostile’ social media posts by Nigerian-born academic Dr Uju Anya following intense online backlash. Read More: https://punchng.com/uju-anya-faces-backlash-as-us-varsity-reviews-hostile-social-media-posts/
Carnegie Mellon University is investigating recent social media posts by Dr Uju Anya, a Nigerian-born academic, describing them as hostile and threatening. This comes after intense online backlash over her posts. In 2022, Anya drew widespread criticism for wishing Queen Elizabeth II "excruciating" pain. The latest controversy arose from a series of posts on X (formerly Twitter), where Anya allegedly wished death upon a "white man."
This led to widespread criticism and calls for sanctions, including from X owner Elon Musk. The university has clarified that Anya is currently on voluntary professional leave and is not teaching courses this academic year. They emphasized that her posts do not reflect their community standards or values. Anya's X account was inaccessible following the backlash, though it's unclear if she deactivated it herself or if it became unavailable for another reason.
The controversy has also drawn attention from Elon Musk, who posted about Anya's full name and her position at CMU.
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