The former Columbia professor, fired after backing Hamas, Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad, promoted Friday's "Death to the Akademy" stop on Instagram with student and community hosts.
Virginia Tech spokesperson Mark Owczarski said the event is neither university-sponsored nor registered, and the school is monitoring the situation amid criticism from campus watchdog accounts.
Abdou previously held a similar event near New York University in April, which NYU also disavowed, after Columbia said in 2024 he would never work there again.
Can universities protect free speech and student safety when federal funding is on the line?
On today's campus, where does protected speech end and illegal incitement to violence begin?