The University of Tennessee has agreed to a $1.9 million settlement with Tamar Shirinian, a former professor at the Knoxville campus who was fired after making posts about conservative activist Charlie Kirk following his assassination, according to multiple reports. Shirinian sued the university after her termination, and the settlement is described as the outcome of that legal dispute. Fox News and The Washington Times report that the tentative settlement was approved by the university system’s Board of Trustees’ Audit and Compliance Committee in a nonpublic session held after the board’s annual meeting. The Washington Times also states the approval occurs about eight months after Shirinian filed suit. The New York Times and Yahoo News describe the case as a wrongful termination dispute tied to the professor’s online criticism of Kirk. While the outlets focus on the settlement amount and the circumstances of Shirinian’s dismissal, they provide limited additional detail beyond the characterization of her remarks and the timing of the settlement approval. The reports do not indicate any public admission of wrongdoing by the university.