Facing widespread criticism over the security it provided for Republican pundit Charlie Kirk’s speaking event on campus, Utah Valley University said it will now hire an independent company to review its planning — and how it responded after he was shot and killed.

The university announced Monday that it is in “the initial phase of selecting a vendor,” confirmed school spokesperson Ellen Treanor.

She declined to say more about the independent review, including how much UVU anticipates it will cost and when the school estimates it will be completed. When asked if the findings would be released publicly, Treanor said: “We will follow the normal procedures for this type of review.”

“We don’t have any other comment about the review,” she added.

The school said in a brief news release that

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