3 days ago - Assistant professor Tamar Shirinian is suing the University of Tennessee at Knoxville for suspending her over a social media comment she made criticizing conservative political activist Charlie Kirk after he was assassinated.

Ph.D., Cultural Anthropology, M.A., Cultural Anthropology, Women's certificate (2016) Bio BA, University of California, Berkeley; PhD, Duke University

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4 days ago - 1. Addressing the termination proceedings that have begun against UT anthropology professor Tamar Shirinian, it states that the university has bypassed the standard procedures, and asks, “on what specific grounds is the university now proceeding ...

December 12, 2024 - Tamar Shirinian is a cultural anthropologist who is interested in the relationships between gender, sexuality, nationalism, political-economy, and social reproduction and how these are experienced, imagined, and felt and especially in the ...

6 days ago - Tamar Shirinian’s appointment as faculty at the University of Tennessee. Her remarks on her personal Facebook account regarding the surviving family members of Charlie Kirk may have caused offense and for this she has amply apologized.

3 weeks ago - A petition to reinstate University of Tennessee assistant professor Tamar Shirinian has received over 1,000 signatures.

1 month ago - The professor, Tamar Shirinian, was placed on administrative leave after her comment was shared widely on social media by conservative activist Robby Starbuck.

Tamar Shirinian is Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

September 29, 2025 - Cultural anthropology assistant professor Tamar Shirinian is appealing the University of Tennessee at Knoxville's effort to fire her after a Facebook comment she made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

September 30, 2025 - On September 15, UTK Chancellor Donde Plowman placed Assistant Professor of Anthropology Dr. Tamar Shirinian on administrative leave pending termination proceedings, saying that “no statement endorsing a campus shooting can be acceptable.”

September 15, 2025 - Tamar Shirinian is a professor in the Anthropology department at The University of Tennessee Knoxville - see what their students are saying about them or leave a rating yourself.

October 1, 2025 - Tamar Shirinian, the UT assistant professor who received notice of termination after her Sept. 14 social media comment regarding the assassination of Charlie Kirk, has submitted a letter of appeal

May 22, 2025 - Tamar Shirinian, University of Tennessee Knoxville: 332 Followers, 181 Following, 16 Research papers. Research interests: Queer Anthropology, Armenian Studies,…

September 22, 2025 - The University of Tennessee at Knoxville is in the process of firing Tamar Shirinian after a comment she made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

September 16, 2025 - University of Tennessee professor Tamar Shirinian faces termination after posting comments appearing to celebrate Charlie Kirk’s assassination. She is among several Tennessee university staff disciplined for similar remarks.

September 16, 2025 - Tamar Shirinian, a faculty member at the University of Knoxville, is set to be terminated over a Facebook comment she made about Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist who was fatally shot on September 9.

September 15, 2025 - UT Knoxville identified the employee as assistant professor Tamar Shirinian, an anthropology faculty member.