'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.“We are deeply concerned by recent hostile and threatening social media posts by Dr. Anya and are reviewing this matter closely,” Carnegie Mellon said in a statement posted on X.The university also clarified that the posts did not represent its views and said they were contrary to its community standards and values, as well as its commitment to maintaining a safe and respectful campus.The controversy centres on a resurfaced exchange on X involving Anya and an account identified as @TheWuhanClan. The exchange starts from a post in February 2021, when Anya commented on the death of conservative US radio host Rush Limbaugh.Aft...