How Charlie Kirk's Murder Chilled Speech at Utah Valley University
Campus Free Speech How Charlie Kirk's Murder Chilled Speech at Utah Valley University One year after Kirk was assassinated on campus, Utah Valley students fear expressing themselves. That single bullet, which ended the life of political activist Charlie Kirk, has reverberated through American culture and politics ever since. While most of us were watching the atrocity and its aftermath on our screens, the students, faculty, and administrators at UVU were seeing, hearing, and living it on the ground.
- ▪Campus Free Speech How Charlie Kirk's Murder Chilled Speech at Utah Valley University One year after Kirk was assassinated on campus, Utah Valley students fear expressing themselves.
- ▪That single bullet, which ended the life of political activist Charlie Kirk, has reverberated through American culture and politics ever since.
- ▪While most of us were watching the atrocity and its aftermath on our screens, the students, faculty, and administrators at UVU were seeing, hearing, and living it on the ground.
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Campus Free Speech How Charlie Kirk's Murder Chilled Speech at Utah Valley University One year after Kirk was assassinated on campus, Utah Valley students fear expressing themselves. Matthew Harwood | 9.10.2026 11:11 AM Share on FacebookShare on XShare on RedditShare by emailPrint friendly versionCopy page URL Add Reason to Google Media Contact & Reprint Requests <img src="https://d2eehagpk5cl65.cloudfront.net/img/c800x450-w800-q80/uploads/2026/09/Charlie-K-9-9-800x450.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto" width="1200" height="675" title="Charlie Kirk" alt="Charlie Kirk | Charles-McClintock Wilson / ZUMA Press/Newscom" /> (Charles-McClintock Wilson / ZUMA Press/Newscom) On this day last year, just before 12:30 p.m.
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