Drama Explodes! Uju Anya Takes Voluntary Leave After Elon Musk Reacts To Her Sh*cking Tweet

Carnegie Mellon University has confirmed that Nigerian-born professor Uju Anya is currently on voluntary professional leave and will not teach on campus during the ongoing academic year, as the institution reviews what it described as recent “hostile and threatening” social media posts attributed to her.

The university’s statement comes amid controversy over posts linked to Anya on X, including a widely circulated screenshot in which she allegedly wrote, “Die first, white man, then ask yourself why I’m dancing.”

“We are deeply concerned by recent hostile and threatening social media posts by Dr. Anya and are reviewing this matter closely,” Carnegie Mellon University said.

The institution added that Anya is “currently on voluntary professional leave from the university and is not teaching courses on our campus this academic year.”

Carnegie Mellon also sought to distance itself from the controversial posts, stressing that they do not represent the university’s position.

“To be clear: These posts incorrectly imply our university’s endorsement and are contrary to our community standards and values as well as our commitment to fostering a safe, respectful and welcoming campus community,” the university stated.

The controversy also drew the attention of billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, who reacted on X to a post about Anya, writing, “This is a real professor at Carnegie Mellon University …”

Another X user whose post was shared by Musk claimed to be consulting a lawyer over what the user described as a “death threat.”

However, Carnegie Mellon has not stated that Musk’s intervention led to Anya’s decision to take leave. The university described her absence as voluntary and has not announced that she has been suspended, dismissed or subjected to any other disciplinary action.

Anya, an associate professor of second-language acquisition at Carnegie Mellon University, has previously faced controversy over statements made on social media.

In 2022, she attracted widespread criticism over remarks she made as the late Queen Elizabeth II was nearing the end of her life. In 2024, she again drew attention after posting “It was staged” following an assassination attempt on then-presidential candidate Donald Trump.

At the time, Carnegie Mellon maintained that comments made by faculty members on their personal social media accounts did not represent the university’s views.

The university has not disclosed all the recent posts being reviewed or indicated what further action, if any, may be taken. Anya had also not publicly responded to Carnegie Mellon’s statement regarding the review at the time of the latest report.