By TONY GUERRERO
Hays Post
Fort Hays State University released a statement following the posting of comments by an assistant professor on Facebook.
Scott Cason, FHSU’s chief communications officer, said in a press release the university is aware of content on the X account Libs of TikTok linking a faculty member to social media posts about Charlie Kirk.
"Individuals who post commentaries to their personal social media accounts do not speak for the University, nor does their commentary reflect the views or values of this university," Cason said.
Cason commended the FHSU College Republicans, Young Democrats and American Democracy Project for their efforts to engage with the campus in meaningful dialogue.
Cason said FHSU is reviewing the situation as a confidential personnel matter and asks for patience as they address it.
On Sept. 10, the day Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk was shot and killed during a debate at Utah Valley University, Nuchelle Chance of the psychology department posted the following:
The X account Libs of TikTok shared the screenshot Sunday, tagging the FHSU X page and asking for comment. The post said Chance called Kirk’s killing “karma” and described white American men as “dangerous animals.”
The post also featured the following screenshot from Chance’s personal Facebook account, which is no longer publicly accessible.
Before making her profile private, Chance responded to the Libs of TikTok posts with a post that read, “Cry me a river.”
The post from Libs of TikTok, which has more than 4.4 million followers on X, also directed users to unrelated FHSU posts, where they left comments about Chance and her remarks on social media.
Chance's work email and phone number were also included in the post. Hays Post reached out to Chance for comment, but she declined to comment until "this all blows over."
Libs of TikTok is a right-wing social media account that curates and reposts videos of LGBTQ+ individuals, educators and health care providers and is designed to provoke outrage among conservative followers.
On Sept. 16, the FHSU American Democracy Project, Student Government Association, College Republicans and Young Democrats hosted a student discussion on political violence in America, which Hays Post was not permitted to attend.
The American Democracy Project also hosted an event to discuss the Constitution and the ideological motivations and influences of its framing, the same week.