LITTLE ROCK, AR (KATV) — More information has emerged after the termination of a UALR law professor who was initially placed on suspension for her comments on the late political activist Charlie Kirk.
Kirk, 31, was assassinated on September 10, 2025, during an event at Utah State University.
His appearance was part of Turning Point USA’s ‘American Comeback Tour.’
Felicia Branch’s comments caught the ire of Arkansas officials from various sectors, including Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Attorney General Tim Griffin, and Lieutenant Governor Leslie Rutledge.
In a letter made out to Branch on October 13, UALR Chancellor Christina S. Drale expressed to the former professor how her speech breached “professional standards expected by the Bowen Law School and the Board of Trustees.”
“In your statement to Dean Crawford regarding your suspension, your argument appears to center on two arguments: 1) you were speaking as a private citizen, not as a representative of a public institution, and 2) your posts did not cause a disruption because the direct responses to your social media posts were relatively low. Your claim is that third parties caused the disruption.”
Drale also expressed in the letter her outlook on Branch’s stance regarding the impact of her comments, stating that a “warning or reprimand” would not be as effective.
The full letter can be found below.
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