{"id":2657736,"date":"2026-09-10T16:27:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T20:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/that-prof-who-wants-nick-shirley-to-be-assassinated-needs-to-go-so-i-just-went-straight-to-his-boss\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T16:29:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T20:29:42","slug":"that-prof-who-wants-nick-shirley-to-be-assassinated-needs-to-go-so-i-just-went-straight-to-his-boss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/that-prof-who-wants-nick-shirley-to-be-assassinated-needs-to-go-so-i-just-went-straight-to-his-boss\/","title":{"rendered":"That Prof. Who Wants Nick Shirley to Be Assassinated Needs to Go, So I Just Went Straight to His Boss"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/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%2Fthat-prof-who-wants-nick-shirley-to-be-assassinated-needs-to-go-so-i-just-went-straight-to-his-boss%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=2657736&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>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americans-held-hostage-by-hamas\/\" title=\"Americans Held Hostage by Hamas\">provided content appears<\/a> to be a web page snippet that includes a message addressed to university officials, specifically the Chancellor of UC Irvine and the President of Chapman university. The core of the message, authored by Jenny Rae Le Roux, demands the immediate firing of professor matthew Goldman due to a problematic joke he made on social media. The joke referenced the murder of a public figure and was considered inappropriate, especially given the context of a recent anniversary of a political assassination.The letter emphasizes that this request is not about suppressing political opinions or debate, but about condemning a joke that incited violence. The author stresses the importance of maintaining trust in educators, especially those teaching about protest and activism, and urges the universities to publicly denounce such jokes and take corrective action. The message also reinforces that academic freedom does not protect making jokes about violence and requests a response within a week.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>September 10, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Chancellor Howard Gillman<br aria-hidden=\"true\">University of California, Irvine<br aria-hidden=\"true\">510 Aldrich Hall, Irvine, CA 92697<\/p>\n<p>President Matthew Parlow<br \/> Chapman University<br aria-hidden=\"true\">One University Drive, Orange, CA 92866<\/p>\n<p>Dear Chancellor Gillman and President Parlow:<\/p>\n<p>Today, on the anniversary of Charlie Kirk\u2019s assassination, I am writing to demand the immediate termination of Matthew Goldman, who holds teaching appointments at both of your institutions.<\/p>\n<p>In response to a post announcing that independent journalist Nick Shirley would be speaking this week at Harvard, Mr. Goldman wrote: \u201cSomeone can do the funniest thing just before the Kirkiversary.\u201d There is no reasonable reading of that sentence but one: the public murder of Nick Shirley. It was posted in the same week people across the country are preparing to mark the anniversary of Charlie\u2019s assassination, which took place on a college campus in front of students, because he held views some found objectionable.<\/p>\n<p>I want to be precise about what I am and am not asking you to do. I am not asking either university to punish Mr. Goldman for holding unpopular political opinions, for criticizing Charlie Kirk or Nick Shirley, or for participating in the rough-and-tumble of campus debate. Faculty are entitled to sharp, even unfair, political speech, and I do not believe disagreement with Mr. Kirk\u2019s politics is a firing offense. And although I know Nick Shirley personally, this is not personal.<\/p>\n<p>There is a real and important difference between protest and incitement, between criticism and a vile joke about murdering someone. Mr. Goldman\u2019s post falls on the wrong side of that line. Whatever one\u2019s politics, a university employee who publicly jokes about a speaker being killed \u201cbefore the Kirkiversary\u201d has disqualified himself from continuing to teach, supervise, or represent either of your institutions.<\/p>\n<p>I would also ask both of you to consider the position in which this puts your students, parents of students, alumni, and the taxpayers and donors that fund your programs. Mr. Goldman teaches courses on protest movements and campus activism, subjects that depend on students trusting that their instructor can distinguish between advocacy and violence. Public funds support UC Irvine, and tuition dollars support Chapman. Donors support both. Neither families nor the public should be asked to fund a classroom led by someone who has publicly joked about a public figure\u2019s assassination.<\/p>\n<p>I am asking both universities to open immediate review proceedings and to terminate Mr. Goldman\u2019s teaching appointments. I would also ask you to state publicly that jokes about political violence against a speaker are incompatible with a faculty position at your institution, regardless of the target\u2019s politics or the professor\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>I recognize that both institutions will hear from people who disagree with this request, and that some will frame it as an attack on academic freedom. It is not. Academic freedom protects ideas, arguments, and political speech, however uncomfortable. It does not protect jokes about killing people, made by an employee entrusted with the safety and education of students, in the week the country is mourning exactly that kind of act.<\/p>\n<p>I would appreciate a written response from each of you within one week outlining the steps you intend to take.<\/p>\n<p>Respectfully,<\/p>\n<p>Jenny Rae Le Roux<br \/> <a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/jennyraeca.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/jennyraeca.com\/\" data-truncated-link=\"true\">jennyraeca.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><i><b>The views expressed in this opinion article are those of their author and are not necessarily either d or endorsed by the owners of this website. 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