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Austin Peay pays $500K to professor reinstated after firing over social media post on Charlie Kirk.
Austin Peay State University will pay $500,000 to tenured associate professor Darren Michael after reinstating him following his September 2025 firing over a social media post about conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
The university acknowledged it violated tenure protections by failing to follow proper due process.
The settlement includes financial compensation, therapy reimbursement, and a public apology.
Michael, who shared an article with a headline suggesting gun deaths were “unfortunately” worth it to protect the Second Amendment, had been criticized by Senator Marsha Blackburn.
The case drew national attention to academic freedom, due process, and political influence in university decisions.
Michael returned to teaching by December 2025.
Austin Peay paga 500.000 dólares al profesor reincorporado tras ser despedido por una publicación en redes sociales sobre Charlie Kirk.