Furor grows over UVU commencement speaker after Charlie Kirk posts

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsFuror grows over UVU commencement speaker after Charlie Kirk postsCharlie Kirk was fatally shot while speaking on the college’s campus last yearKatie Hawkinson in Washington, D.C. Monday 13 April 2026 17:07 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2956683","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/utah-valley-university-commencement-sharon-mcmahon-b2956683.html","title":"Furor grows over UVU commencement speaker after Charlie Kirk posts"}}CloseRelated: Charlie Kirk awarded presidential Medal of FreedomSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Utah Valley University is facing mounting back...