{"id":2487510,"date":"2025-09-17T07:55:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T11:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/clemson-profs-fired-after-abhorrent-posts-about-kirks-murder\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T07:57:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T11:57:43","slug":"clemson-profs-fired-after-abhorrent-posts-about-kirks-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/clemson-profs-fired-after-abhorrent-posts-about-kirks-murder\/","title":{"rendered":"Clemson Profs Fired After Abhorrent Posts About Kirk&#8217;s Murder"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fclemson-profs-fired-after-abhorrent-posts-about-kirks-murder%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2487510&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Clemson University recently dismissed two faculty members following an inquiry into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/grassley-blasts-fbi-doj-as-corrupted-to-their-very-core-after-whistleblowers-allege-biden-family-business-coverup\/\" title=\"Grassley Blasts FBI, DOJ As \u2018Corrupted To Their Very Core\u2019 After Whistleblowers Allege Biden Family Business Coverup\">inappropriate social media posts<\/a> that expressed dark approval of the assassination of conservative figure Charlie Kirk. this action came shortly after the university fired a staff member who had encouraged others to emulate Kirk&#8217;s alleged killer. The Clemson College Republicans, who exposed these posts, praised the dismissals, tho they criticized the university&#8217;s initially slow response. Significant public and political pressure, including from South Carolina Republican lawmakers threatening funding cuts, compelled Clemson to act decisively. The fired faculty included music professor Earl villaver Jr. and assistant professor Josh Bregy, both of whom shared or made statements celebrating Kirk&#8217;s death. The university reaffirmed its commitment to due process while addressing the controversy. Clemson College Republicans expressed a desire for a campus surroundings where all ideologies, including conservative views, are respected and students feel safe.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Less than a day after Clemson University&rsquo;s Board of Trustees fired a staff member for telling his Facebook &ldquo;friends&rdquo; to be more like Charlie Kirk&rsquo;s alleged killer, two professors who posted similar dark joy over the conservative icon&rsquo;s assassination have been shown the door.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Clemson University has dismissed two faculty members following a thorough investigation of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >inappropriate social media content<\/a> in response to the assassination of Charlie Kirk,&rdquo; the South Carolina institution of higher education announced Tuesday in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ClemsonUniv\/status\/1967939044815540662\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ClemsonCRs?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Clemson College Republicans<\/a>, which exposed the employees&rsquo; abhorrent posts to the broader Clemson community and beyond, applauded the dismissals.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re very encouraged to see that, we&rsquo;re very glad the university took that step earlier today,&rdquo; College Republicans Chairman Jack Lyle said on Tuesday&rsquo;s edition of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/episode\/what-would-charlie-kirk-do-young-conservatives-right-a-wrong-at-clemson-university--67784662\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The Federalist Radio Hour<\/em> podcast<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>&lsquo;Weak-Willed and Not Decisive&rsquo;<\/h2>\n<p>Jackson Heaberlin, social chairman of the Clemson College Republicans, said the administration&rsquo;s initial tepid response to the posts didn&rsquo;t fill him with confidence there would be much in the way of consequences for the employees&rsquo; actions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Overall they were continuously weak-willed and not decisive in action,&rdquo; he said on <em>The Federalist Radio Hour<\/em>. &ldquo;To me it feels like a very clear red-line issue: is this allowed on your campus or is it not allowed on your campus?&rdquo; Without heavy public pressure, Heaberlin said, it&rsquo;s doubtful the employees would have been fired.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Clemson got all the public pressure it could handle.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>South Carolina House Speaker Murrell Smith, Senate President Thomas Alexander, House Ways and Means Chairman Bruce Bannister and Senate Finance Chairman Harvey Peeler, all Republicans, late last week sent Clemson Trustees a letter urging them &ldquo;to meet to consider the situation and take immediate and appropriate action.&rdquo; Some threatened defunding.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/southcarolinafreedom.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">South Carolina Freedom Caucus<\/a> in particular stepped up the pressure in the state legislature. Caucus Chairman Jordan Pace called for a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Jscottpace\/status\/1966641941514252345\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">special session<\/a> to deal with Clemson&rsquo;s &ldquo;failure to act.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If Clemson refuses to hold these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-harvard-dean-claudine-gay-weakened-faculty-plagiarism-policy-the-corporation-leaned-on-that-policy-to-try-to-save-her-job\/\" title=\"Harvard Dean Claudine Gay altered faculty plagiarism policy, used by Corporation to protect her position\">faculty members accountable<\/a>, then the taxpayers deserve a refund,&rdquo; the Republican wrote to legislative leadership.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., <a href=\"https:\/\/mace.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/mace-urges-doe-cut-federal-funding-schools-celebrating-charlie-kirks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">called on<\/a> the U.S. Department of Education to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-slam-biden-administrations-disturbing-attack-on-charter-schools\/\" title=\"House ... Slam Biden Administration\u2019s \u2018Disturbing Attack\u2019 on Charter Schools\">cut federal funding<\/a> to Clemson and other schools that allow faculty members to celebrate political assassination.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Clemson appears to have gotten the message.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We fully acknowledge the concerns raised regarding the timing of recent personnel decisions. Every deliberation reflects the University&rsquo;s unwavering commitment to conduct all actions in full compliance with institutional policies, state and federal laws, and the foundational principles of due process,&rdquo; the Clemson statement asserts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>&lsquo;Fight for What&rsquo;s Right&rsquo;&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<p>The university once again did not name the faculty members involved, but multiple sources have identified the individuals as Clemson music professor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clemson.edu\/cah\/about\/facultybio.html?id=7043\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Earl Villaver Jr.<\/a> and assistant professor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clemson.edu\/cecas\/departments\/eees\/people\/facultydirectory\/bregy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Josh Bregy<\/a>. According to Clemson College Republicans&rsquo; screenshots of online comments and retweets, Villaver appears to have declared the day of Kirk&rsquo;s murder &ldquo;one of the most beautiful days ever.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Racism and White Supremacy age you,&rdquo; the &ldquo;Hip Hop artist and scholar&rdquo; apparently wrote in response to some particularly vile posts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>And <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/clemson-fires-staffer-who-allegedly-praised-charlie-kirks-killer\/\" title=\"... Fires Staffer Who Allegedly Praised ...&#039;s Killer\">leftist assistant professor<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clemson.edu\/cecas\/departments\/eees\/people\/facultydirectory\/bregy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Josh Bregy<\/a>, according to the College Republicans, reposted a rage tweet from a fellow leftist, highlighting the assertion that &ldquo;KARMA&rdquo; had caught up with Kirk.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As Kirk said, play certain games with certain prizes,&rdquo; the original post, written by Kaitlyn Eubanks-Philips, declared.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED EVENT. We have ANOTHER leftist assistant professor at Clemson, Josh Bregy, in a now-deleted post assenting to the idea that Kirk&#8217;s assassination is a result of KARMA. WHO ARE YOU HIRING <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClemsonUniv?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ClemsonUniv<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/clemsonpres?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@clemsonpres<\/a> ??? END THIS NOW. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@libsoftiktok<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/X9oiDxs3Q4\">pic.twitter.com\/X9oiDxs3Q4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Clemson College Republicans &#128005; (@ClemsonCRs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClemsonCRs\/status\/1966322568992084009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 12, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>On Monday, Clemson administrators <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/09\/16\/clemson-fires-employee-who-allegedly-urged-others-to-be-like-charlie-kirks-killer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced<\/a> they had fired Robin Newberry, a long-time Asbestos Program Manager who reportedly mocked Kirk&rsquo;s murder on Facebook &mdash; encouraging others to emulate his accused killer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In a world full of Charlie Kirks and Brian Thompsons, be a Tyler Robinson or a Luigi Mangione,&rdquo; Newberry allegedly wrote, according to a screenshot posted by the Clemson College Republicans. The post refers to Kirk&rsquo;s alleged <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/09\/12\/he-may-have-pulled-the-trigger-but-charlie-kirks-suspected-killer-didnt-act-alone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">assassin<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/news\/luigi-mangione-new-york-state-charges-unitedhealthcare-ceo-murder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">accused killer<\/a> of health insurance executive Brian Thompson, Mangione, who is charged with fatally shooting the CEO in the back.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>IT ONLY GETS WORSE: a THIRD member of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClemsonUniv?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ClemsonUniv<\/a> Faculty has been found spouting EGREGIOUS hate on his social media after Kirk&#8217;s assassination. This is the worst one yet!<\/p>\n<p>Robin Newberry has been at Clemson for decades in the position of Asbestos Program Manager, where he makes&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/86Z1l1r9Ye\">pic.twitter.com\/86Z1l1r9Ye<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&mdash; Clemson College Republicans &#128005; (@ClemsonCRs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClemsonCRs\/status\/1966627407315509749?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 12, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Lyle said he just wanted his beloved university to do the right thing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I and my members love Clemson University enough to advocate for it, enough to fight for what&rsquo;s right within it,&rdquo; he told The Federalist. &ldquo;I want to be on this campus and I want to feel safe here. I want to feel as though I am welcome here. I want to feel as though my ideology is not necessarily, as Jackson put it, a death warrant on this campus.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Listen to <em>The Federalist Radio Hour<\/em> podcast, &ldquo;&lsquo;What Would Charlie Kirk Do?&rsquo;: Young Conservatives Right A Wrong At Clemson University,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/episode\/what-would-charlie-kirk-do-young-conservatives-right-a-wrong-at-clemson-university--67784662\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Matt Kittle is a senior elections correspondent for The Federalist. An award-winning investigative reporter and 30-year veteran of print, broadcast, and online journalism, Kittle previously served as the executive director of Empower Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clemson fires two professors after staff&#8217;s dark posts on Kirk&#8217;s death<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":656,"featured_media":2487511,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-16-at-10.54.47-PM-e1758106307624-1024x515.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546,33651],"tags":[63435,63508,63507],"class_list":["post-2487510","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","category-the-western-journal","tag-clemson","tag-controversial-posts","tag-professors-fired"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-16-at-10.54.47-PM-e1758106307624-1024x515.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2487510","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/656"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2487510"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2487510\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2487515,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2487510\/revisions\/2487515"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2487511"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2487510"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2487510"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2487510"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}