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Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk speaks at a Turning Point event prior to Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, speaking at a campaign event Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, in Mesa, Ariz.
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The Killing of Charlie Kirk

Read The Chronicle’s complete coverage
Free Speech
By Ellie Davis October 2, 2025
Before the moment captured on video, Devion Canty Jr. says he faced harassment and racist provocation from others at a Kirk vigil. Texas State administrators then pressured him to withdraw, he says.
'Where do we go now?'
By Katherine Mangan September 24, 2025
Where Charlie Kirk was killed, faculty and students try to find constructive ways to disagree.
Scrutinized Speech
By Ellie Davis, Gavin Escott, Claire Murphy September 22, 2025
Republican politicians have been pressuring institutions to take action against those who criticized the conservative activist after he was shot and killed last week.
Advice
By Vikki S. Katz September 18, 2025
The college classroom should demonstrate that disagreement need not lead to dehumanization.
The Review | Opinion
By Caroline Mehl, Jonathan Haidt September 17, 2025
The solution to violence isn’t less speech — it’s better dialogue.
First Amendment
By Emma Pettit September 17, 2025
Some campuses have disciplined professors for cheering his death, raising complex legal and institutional questions.
'Wildfire of Censorship'
By Ellie Davis, Gavin Escott, Claire Murphy September 15, 2025
Republican lawmakers in South Carolina threatened to pull the university’s funding over the weekend. The pressure campaign caught widespread attention, including from President Trump.
Mixed Emotions
By Katherine Mangan, Jasper Smith September 15, 2025
His murder conjured up for targeted faculty mixed emotions ranging from empathy to contempt.
The Review | Essay
By Keith E. Whittington September 15, 2025
Professors are allowed to say hateful things. That doesn’t mean they should.
The Review | Opinion
By Eboo Patel September 15, 2025
We need to take care of all of our students, not just the liberal ones.