Joseph Gow was until last year the chancellor at the University of Wisconsin, until it was discovered that he both acted in pornographic videos and ran a pornographic website. Discharged from his $250,000 a year job as chancellor, he still retained his $90,000 a year job as a tenured professor. He is now fighting to keep that job, claiming that his free speech rights are being violated. More on this preposterous affair, that should have ended with his summary firing last year, not just from his job as chancellor but as a faculty member, can be found here: “Final Hearing Set for Wisconsin Chancellor, Fired for Secret Life as Vegan Porn Star, as He Fights To Keep His Tenured Job,” by Maggie Hroncich, New York Sun,
An upcoming hearing convened by the University of Wisconsin’s Board of Regents will make a final decision about whether a professor and former chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse will be stripped of tenure and fired for making and performing in pornographic videos online. The professor, Joseph Gow, is unashamed of his online activities, which he says is free expression protected by his tenured status.
Mr. Gow has so far retained his tenured position, having been fired from the chancellorship last year after state authorities discovered what it called “abhorrent” online behavior. This includes performing in pornographic videos for OnlyFans with his wife, Carmen Wilson, and running a YouTube channel where he and Ms. Wilson cooked vegan meals with adult film stars….
Dr. Joe Gow served as the 10th Chancellor of UW-La Crosse.
Throughout his administrative career, Dr. Gow consistently furthered liberal arts and professional academic programs to enhance student success. He has a wealth of experience from both public and private universities in strategic planning, enrollment management, external relations, and fundraising. Dr. Gow also has led efforts to redesign curricula, strengthen shared governance, and promote highly inclusive and diverse campus communities.
Gow served as the President of the National Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences and as a member of the editorial board of the journal Popular Music and Society. He has authored a number of publications on popular music and news media, and serves on the boards of several civic organizations in the La Crosse area. In his spare time he is a guitarist and blues singer. He also is a vegan and runner.
Education
Dr. Gow received his B.A. degree in Journalism from Penn State in 1982; his M.A. in Speech Communication from the University of Alabama in 1985; and his Ph.D. in Speech Communication from Penn State in 1989. He also completed the Management Development Program at the Harvard University Graduate School of Education in 1998….
Previously, he served as both the Interim President (2006) and Provost (2004-2006) of Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln. And earlier in his career Chancellor Gow was the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Minnesota’s Winona State University (2001-2004), as well as both the Associate Dean of Liberal Arts & Sciences (1996-2001) and the Director of the Communication Studies Program (1990-2001) at Alfred University in Upstate New York. While at Alfred he was a three-time recipient of the Alfred University Excellence in Teaching Award.
The Graves of Academe keep adding new plots to accommodate new scandals. This is the latest, that Joseph Gow dug for himself.
Donna says
Michael Savage told us in the 1990’s that this kind of trash had infiltrated our universities. He also spoke to the creeping sharia across Europe.
He was rewarded by our govt and allies by being banned. He was CANCELLED!! He was speaking the truth decades ago. He still has his podcast and his wisdom is still being shared. Please, give him a listen.
OLD GUY says
And this trash is educating your children.