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.
{img}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.
The public university in Clarksville would also work to reimburse Michael for therapeutic counseling services.
{img}"APSU agrees to state with great regret for not enabling the tenure termination process in connection to this dispute"- the agreement shared.
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.