Fired professor Tamar Shirinian, whose dispute with the University of Tennessee at Knoxville began as a bid to keep her job, says she views her federal lawsuit against her former employer as a fight ...

The University of Tennessee is asking a federal judge to dismiss a request by an assistant professor to end her suspension over an inflammatory comment she made on social media after the assassination ...

An assistant professor of cultural anthropology at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville has been the subject of a weekslong public debate regarding online comments she made about Charlie Kirk's ...

University of Tennessee assistant professor Tamar Shirinian talks with Knox News on Dec. 5, 2025. A federal judge has denied professor Tamar Shirinian's request to return to the classroom as her ...

Regarding assistant professor Tamar Shirinian's post on Charlie Kirk − "The world is better off without him in it ... his kids are better off living in a world without a disgusting psychopath like him ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn — On Thursday, Tamar Shirinian filed a motion for reconsideration in her First Amendment lawsuit against the University of Tennessee after a federal judge denied her first motion.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Rocky Top made national headlines this fall after the University of Tennessee moved quickly to fire anthropology professor Tamar Shirinian for a social media post made after the ...

Assistant professor Tamar Shirinian is suing the University of Tennessee at Knoxville for suspending her over a social media comment she made criticizing conservative political activist Charlie Kirk ...

Former assistant professor Tamar Shirinian was fired by the University of Tennessee at Knoxville over a crass comment she made online following the assassination of Charlie Kirk. The university's ...