Clemson University reaches settlement with professor fired over Charlie Kirk post

A Clemson University professor who was fired over a social media post about slain Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk has reached a settlement with the university.

Dr. Joshua Bregy, an assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences at the South Carolina college, was fired on Sept. 26, 2025, after reposting a Facebook post commenting on Kirk's murder.

According to a press release by the ACLU of South Carolina, the post condemned the violence...