Carnegie Mellon professor Uju Anya , whounleashed a societal media stormlast week when she wished the late Queen Elizabeth II “ torturing pain ” in death in a tweet , is back on Twitter . In an update , she thanked the people who bear her , and assured them that nothing was going to happen to her job at the university .
If anyone anticipate me to press out anything but disdain for the crowned head who supervised a government that patronise the genocide that slaughter and displaced half my family line and the consequences of which those alive today are still trying to overcome , you could keep wishing upon a star topology .
— Uju Anya ( @UjuAnya)September 8 , 2022
Professor Uju Anya has said her job at Carnegie Mellon University is safe.Photo: Ronny Hartmann / AFP (Getty Images)
What follow was max opera - spirit level play , feature real - living scenes in which : Amazon founderJeff Bezoscriticized Anya ; Carnegie Mellondisavowed her tweetafter Bezos post his tweet ( Amazon is one of the university ’s giver ) ; and students , faculty , and staffstarted onlineletters to abide her and aid protect her chore .
On Tuesday , Anya announce that she was back on Twitter . Her first order of job was thanking her supporters , which included her partner Sirry Alang . Anya said she was grateful for everyone who had tweeted , spoken out , organized letters , and done whatever they could to support her .
“ All of you depict me I have mass in my life , in my new metropolis of Pittsburgh , in my university , in this rural area , and around the man . I am deeply thankful to you , my people , for holding me in durability and biotic community , ” the professorwrote .
Hi all , I ’m back . I’d like to say a heartfelt give thanks YOU to my love partner Dr. Sirry Alang@ProfAlangand everyone who rallied for me here and elsewhere . Thanks for tweeting , talking , writing / signing support varsity letter , etc . You showed me something very important : I have people .
— Uju Anya ( @UjuAnya)September 12 , 2022
When it comes to her job as a professor of critical applied linguistics at Carnegie Mellon , Anya told her supporters and hater likewise that she would not be going anywhere .
“ From what I ’ve been assure , there is no programme to sanction or fire me , and my job is not in jeopardy . My university leadership bear witness very understandably they did not approve of my speech ; however , they stand up in fast support of my freedom of construction on my own personal societal medium , ” Anyatweeted . Sheadded : “ I am not in a fight with Carnegie Mellon University . As the letters of support from the educatee , faculty , faculty , and others in my university community understandably show , I am want and I go here . ”
Gizmodo reached out to Carnegie Mellon on Anya ’s remarks on Twitter on Wednesday but did not meet a reply by the prison term of publication .
In addition , as anyone who goes viral knows , popup accounts on other societal media platforms are one of the consequences . Anya addressed that as well , emphasise that she is not on Facebook and that her Instagram is private . She alsopointed outthat she is not involved in Nigerian politics and is not affiliated with any political party , loss leader , or motion .
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