Nearly 4,000 people have signed a petition defending Uju Anya, a Carnegie Mellon University professor whose viral tweet about a dying queen Elizabeth II — wishing her “excruciating” pain — drew scorn but also touched off a debate about free speech on college campuses.
The signees — a mix of academics and alumni from various institutions in the U.S. and beyond — say Ms. Anya is a highly accomplished scholar and a force for diversity, equity and inclusion in the field of linguistics.
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