Professors were disciplined for vulgar posts after Charlie Kirk's assassination: where are they now?

In the contiguous aftermath of blimpish titan Charlie Kirk's assassination, academics crossed the federation recovered themselves successful blistery h2o implicit a litany of crude commentary celebrating the Turning Point USA founder's death.

But aft abbreviated disciplinary stints, galore person been reinstated arsenic the outpouring semester begins.

On Dec. 30, Austin Peay State University successful Tennessee sent a connection to assemblage members notifying them that Darren Michael, an subordinate prof of acting and directing, had been reinstated. Michael was fired connected Sept. 12, 2 days aft Kirk's assassination. He shared a station with a 2023 remark by Kirk that weapon deaths were "unfortunately worthy it" to support the Second Amendment.

On apical of being rehired, Austin Peay acknowledged that it had not followed its ain policies for terminating tenured faculty, and paid Michael a $500,000 settlement, according to section reports.

Charlie Kirk throws hats to the assemblage aft arriving astatine Utah Valley University connected Sept. 10, 2025 successful Orem, Utah. (Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune/Getty Images)

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At the University of South Dakota, creation prof Michael Hook was fired for slamming Kirk successful the aftermath of his assassination.

"Okay. I don’t springiness a flying f--- astir this Kirk person," Hook said hours aft Kirk was killed, according to Inside Hire Ed. "I’m atrocious for his household that helium was a hatred spreading Nazi and got killed. I’m definite they deserved better. Maybe bully radical could present participate their lives. But geez, wherever was each this interest erstwhile the politicians successful Minnesota were shot? And the schoolhouse shootings? And Capitol Police? I have nary thoughts oregon prayers for this hatred spreading Nazi. A shrug, maybe."

Hook sued the schoolhouse aft his termination, and connected Sept. 26, a national justice ordered him to beryllium temporarily reinstated portion the ineligible proceedings continued, deciding that helium had a tenable accidental of prevailing successful his suit.

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Shortly thereafter, the South Dakota Board of Regents agreed not to occurrence Hook, and helium dropped his lawsuit, The Argus Leader reported.

A trio of module members astatine Florida Atlantic University were placed connected administrative permission for societal media posts related to Kirk's death.

Charlie Kirk is pictured with his household astatine Christmas successful December 2024. (Charlie Kirk via Facebook)

Tenured concern prof Rebel Cole responded to comments astir Kirk's death, saying, "We are going to hunt you down," and "we are going to place you," which prompted immoderate students to consciousness uncomfortable, according to WPTV.

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Another tenured professor, Karen Leader, was placed connected permission aft reposts calling Kirk "racist," "transphobic" and homophobic, according to the aforesaid outlet.

Both were reinstated for the outpouring term.

The 3rd FAU professor, Kate Polak, is not tenured and remains connected permission during the outpouring semester, the South Florida Sun Sentinel reported connected Jan. 9.

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She wrote connected societal media that "delighting successful the decease of idiosyncratic who wished decease connected america isn’t sick," and alternatively described it arsenic "self-defense." She besides replied "SAME," to a societal media idiosyncratic who said they wanted to "buy [Kirk's killer] a bottle."

Montana State University-Northern prof Samantha Balemba-Brownlee was suspended for Facebook posts astir Kirk.

An representation of slain blimpish commentator Charlie Kirk is placed astatine a memorial successful his honor, astatine Utah Valley University successful Orem, Utah. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters)

"Holy s---! Someone changeable Charlie Kirk successful the neck! Not condoning violence, but possibly radical are sick of the garbage helium spews, perhaps?" she reportedly wrote successful 1 post. In another, she described Kirk arsenic a "misogynistic, racist, homophobic, xenophobic a------.

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"He dispersed hate," the station continued. "He harmed society. He chopped down women astatine each turn. No I bash not mourn him."

Farhana Sultana, a geography professor, was concisely suspended from Syracuse University aft disturbing anti-Kirk remarks, but has since returned to teaching.

"Sorry, but remainder successful piss," she wrote connected Bluesky, according to Syracuse.com, adding that "[t]he achromatic supremacist really promoted weapon violence. He died experiencing what helium supported." Also posted: "Give him what helium valued: nary empathy."

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Joshua Bregy is an subordinate prof successful Clemson University's Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences. He was fired connected Sept. 26 aft reposting a remark connected Facebook.

"I’ll ne'er advocator for unit successful immoderate form, but it sounds to maine similar karma is sometimes swift and ironic," the station said. "As Kirk said, 'Play definite games, triumph definite prizes.'"

Tyler Robinson appears virtually successful Utah tribunal connected Sept. 16, 2025, to look charges successful the assassination of Charlie Kirk. (Utah State Courts)

The station besides said that "no 1 should beryllium gunned down" but that Kirk was a "flawed quality being whose rhetoric caused notable damage."

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Bregy sued the school, and Clemson agreed to rescind his termination. Bregy volition stay connected Clemson's payroll until May 15, but arsenic portion of the agreement, indispensable resign earlier that date.

Kirk's alleged assassin was successful tribunal this week, wherever his attorneys argued that the full prosecution squad should beryllium disqualified. 

Fox News' Kristine Parks contributed to this report.