KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The University of Tennessee announced it placed one of its faculty members on administrative leave and is beginning termination proceedings against her after Tennessee lawmakers began looking into a social media post claiming she celebrated Charlie Kirk's assassination on social media.

UT Knoxville identified the employee as assistant professor Tamar Shirinian, an anthropology faculty member. Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Knoxville) responded to a post on Sunday night claiming to show Shirinian's post.

The post, which was a response to another post about Kirk's assassination, said things such as, "the world is better off without him."

UT System President Randy Boyd spoke out against the post on Monday, saying "celebrating or advocating for violence and murder is reprehensible

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