Charlie Kirk assassination: New UVU president says it will continue to 'host the frays,' embrace free speech

PROVO, Utah — A year after Charlie Kirk was assassinated in the central courtyard at Utah Valley University, school officials will close campus for the day — as the school's new president revealed his own daughters were at the scene and vowed to continue to foster free speech in higher education.

Dr. Jon Anderson, who joined UVU just before the start of the fall 2026 semester, was in his prior role as president of Pennsylvania Western University when Kirk was shot and killed on Sept. 10...