{"id":15867,"date":"2026-01-08T14:36:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T14:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/?p=15867"},"modified":"2026-01-08T14:36:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T14:36:16","slug":"tennessee-university-reinstates-professor-fired-over-charlie-kirk-post-will-pay-him-500000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/?p=15867","title":{"rendered":"Tennessee university reinstates professor fired over Charlie Kirk post \u2013 will pay him $500,000"},"content":{"rendered":"

A professor who was fired by Austin Peay State University over his controversial post on social media regarding Charlie Kirk has now been reinstated and offered a paycheck of $500,000.<\/p>\n

Darren Michael was an associate professor of acting and directing at the university, and he got reinstated last month, according to local media outlets.<\/p>\n

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The school did confirm that they would be paying him the hefty sum of funds as part of a settlement agreement linked to his termination.<\/span><\/div>\n
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The public university in Clarksville would also work to reimburse Michael for therapeutic counseling services.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“APSU agrees to state with great regret for not enabling the tenure termination process in connection to this dispute”- the agreement shared.<\/span><\/div>\n
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This statement would now be distributed through email via the APSU’s reasonable communication network to all respective parties, such as teachers, students, staff, and more, they concluded.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A professor who was fired by Austin Peay State University over his controversial post on social media regarding Charlie Kirk has now been reinstated and offered a paycheck of $500,000. Darren Michael was an associate professor of acting and directing at the university, and he got reinstated last month, according to local media outlets. The…<\/p>\n

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