"Branch called particular attention to the methods of Kirk, such as doxxing queer Black activist Preston Mitchum, and that she would "not pull back from CELEBRATING that an evil man died by the method he chose to embrace." As reported by the Arkansas Times, "A parade of white Republicans in Arkansas, including the governor and the attorney general, quickly came for Branch's job." And they were ultimately successful in their efforts to remove a Black woman law professor from her position."
"Bowen School of Law Dean Colin Crawford fired Branch, writing, "free expression must be balanced against standards of appropriate professional behavior." Then, earlier this month, an appeals panel made up of UA Little Rock faculty rejected that outcome, recommending Branch receive a warning. But UA Little Rock Chancellor Christina Drale rejected the appeals panel's recommendation. Instead, Drale upheld Branch's termination, writing that Branch's posts were disruptive to "the operation and effectiveness of the Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic, the Bowen School of Law, and UA Little Rock.""
Felicia Branch, a Black law professor, was fired by the University of Arkansas Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law for Facebook comments celebrating the death of far-right activist Charlie Kirk. Branch called attention to Kirk's tactics, including doxxing queer Black activist Preston Mitchum, and wrote she would not pull back from celebrating his death. Republican officials in Arkansas publicly pushed for Branch's removal. The law school suspended Branch with pay, then Dean Colin Crawford terminated her citing professional standards. A faculty appeals panel recommended a warning, but Chancellor Christina Drale upheld the termination, citing disruption to school operations.
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