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State leaders criticize UVU's 'tone-deaf' choice of commencement speaker
Utah Valley University is facing backlash from state leaders who say the institution made a "tone-deaf" decision in its choice of commencement speaker following the assassination of Charlie Kirk on campus last year. UVU invited Sharon McMahon, a civics educator and self-described "America's Government Teacher" to speak at the April 29 commencement ceremony. In a since-deleted social media post from Sept. 12, two days after Kirk was shot and killed on UVU's campus, McMahon shared quotes from Kirk followed by her own thoughts, saying that "millions of people feel they were harmed," by ...
