Michael was terminated by Austin Peay State College in September.
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Practically 4 months after he was terminated for reposting a information headline that quoted the late conservative commentator Charlie Kirk’s place on gun rights, Darren Michael has been reinstated as a professor of theater at Austin Peay State College, Clarksville Now reported.
Michael returned to the classroom in late December. The college will even pay him $500,000 and reimburse therapeutic counseling providers as a part of the settlement.
“APSU agrees to situation an announcement acknowledging remorse for not following the tenure termination course of in reference to the Dispute,” the settlement settlement reads partly. “The assertion will probably be distributed through e-mail by APSU’s cheap communication channels to school, workers, and college students.”
Shortly after Kirk was shot and killed at a campus occasion in September, Michael shared a screenshot of a 2023 Newsweek headline on his private social media account that learn, “Charlie Kirk Says Gun Deaths ‘Sadly’ Value it to Hold 2nd Modification.” His repost was picked up by conservative social media accounts, and his personally figuring out info was distributed. It additionally caught the eye of Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn, who shared Michael’s publish alongside his headshot and bio with the road “What do you say, @austinpeay?” Michael was terminated Sept. 12.
Michael didn’t reply to a request for remark Wednesday. A spokesperson for Austin Peay State declined to remark.
