AIM cited in USA Today reporting UPenn prof’s apology for posts celebrating Luigi Mangione

December 19, 2024

By Accuracy In Media

University of Pennsylvania professor apologizes for posts lauding Luigi Mangione

A professor at the University of Pennsylvania has apologized amid accusations that she praised the suspect in the killing of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare on the streets of New York.

In an Instagram story that went viral this week, Julia Alekseyeva, an assistant professor of English and media studies, appears to refer to Luigi Mangione, a 26-year-old Penn grad, as the “icon we all need and deserve.” Mangione was arrested Monday in connection with the shooting of Brian Thompson, a health insurance executive. Mangione’s fingerprints matched those found at the crime scene, according to law enforcement officials.

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Accuracy in Media, an outside group that became known for doxxing pro-Palestinian students and faculty during campus protests over the past year, started an email-writing campaign this week to the school’s board of trustees over Alekseyeva’s remarks. The message calls for donors to halt funding to the school.

Read the full story here at USA Today.

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