Utah Valley students disapprove of Charlie Kirk critic chosen as grad speaker

(NewsNation) — Utah Valley University is facing backlash from some of its students over who it chose to speak during its upcoming commencement ceremony.

The university chose author Sharon McMahon as the keynote speaker to address the graduating class. Many students at UVU, however, opposed the decision due to a series of posts McMahon made in the days after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated on the university’s campus.

McMahon’s social media posts criticized Kirk and his rhetoric, with one instance reading, “Millions of people feel they were harmed, and the murder that was horrific and should never have happened does not magically erase what was said or done.

“To many Americans, especially if you are Black, LGBTQ or Muslim, Charlie Kirk was not a person who simply engaged in good-faith debates........

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