The University of Wisconsin president, who was previously fired for creating X-rated videos with his wife and assorted porn stars, still earns his $90,000 salary at the state-funded institution.
Joe Gow, 64, was fired last year as chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, but has retained his position as a communications professor.
As a result, his salary plummeted from more than $250,000 annually to about $92,000.
Although he is still technically employed by the university, Gow is currently not allowed to set foot on campus as he remains on paid leave, according to the New York Post.
Later this year, he will be the subject of a hearing that will determine whether or not he will be allowed to return to the classroom.
For now, however, he continues to collect his salary as an educator and his side income as an X-rated content creator, who has reportedly continued to publish content.
UW-La Crosse Chancellor Joe Gow, 63, was fired by the board of regents on Wednesday after it was discovered that he posts X-rated videos with his wife online.
Gow (right) and his wife Carmen Wilson (left) publish content under the name Sexy Happy Couple and host a cooking show featuring adult film stars as guests.
Gow’s replacement has so far brought several charges against him, including failing to cooperate with an investigation into his conduct and using school computers to produce pornography.
‘They want to fire me as a tenured faculty member. But what I do with my wife, in my free time and using my own equipment, is none of their business,” he told the Post.
Gow was fired by the board of regents last year after it was discovered that he posts X-rated videos with his wife online under the name Sexy Happy Couple.
On X, formerly known as Twitter, Gow and his wife, Carmen Wilson, share photos of video clips from their cooking channel, where they frequently feature adult video stars as guests. They also link to LoyalFans and Onlyfans to see ‘fully explicit scenes’.
‘In recent days, we have learned of specific conduct by Dr Gow that has subjected the university to significant reputational damage. His actions were abhorrent,” University of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman said in December.
Rothman filed a complaint to have Gow’s tenure status reviewed and he was placed on leave.
Rothman said the school hired an outside law firm to investigate the matter.
‘Dr. “Joe Gow has shown reckless disregard for the role he was entrusted with at UW-La Crosse to serve students, faculty and staff, and the university community,” said UW System Regent President Karen Walsh.
‘Outrage over his behavior is evidenced by the University of Washington Board of Regents’ unanimous vote to remove him as chancellor. “We are alarmed and disgusted by his actions, which were totally and undeniably inconsistent with his role as chancellor.”
In a recent cooking video, the couple had adult film star Lauren Phillips (right) as a guest. Her cooking account tells users to go to her Onlyfans page to see ‘explicit scenes’
Gow, who was La Crosse’s second-longest serving chancellor, told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Their content is protected by free speech and no university funds or property were used to create them, although the school now disputes that claim.
‘Nothing is said about the University of Wisconsin; Nothing is said about the chancellor (in the videos). Then someone else would have to make those associations. And then someone would have to say they are problematic,” Gow said.
In 2018, Gow was denied a raise after he paid porn star Nina Hartley $5,000 from his discretionary fund to speak on the La Crosse campus.
During the 90-minute speech, Hartley told students that it is acceptable to enjoy pornography, not to enjoy it or be confused by it. She also highlighted that pornography is fantasy.
Gow later apologized for the “sensational” media attention Hartley’s appearance had attracted and said he was naïve to the possibility of his profession overwhelming his message. He also personally reimbursed the school for the $5,000.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that Gow and Wilson have six videos on Onlyfans that feature adult film stars, according to the video descriptions.
The couple recently had adult film star Tyler Nixon (left) as a guest. The board of regents called Gow’s actions ‘abhorrent’
In 2018, Gow was denied a raise after getting in trouble for paying porn star Nina Hartley (pictured) $5,000 to speak on campus.
The couple also appears on at least two other pornographic websites, PornHub and XHamster, where some of their videos have more than 200,000 views. All videos were posted relatively recently.
Gow and Wilson reportedly published two e-books of their adult content under pseudonyms and describe themselves as executives at nationally recognized institutions.
The literary works were respectively titled, ‘Monogamy with Benefits: How Porn Enriches Our Relationship’ and ‘Married with Benefits: Our Real-Life Adventures in the Adult Industry.’
In one of the texts, the couple says they are “pretty sure there would be a scandal if our colleagues knew what we have been doing.”
‘We believe our sex is beautiful and we have no qualms about other people watching us make love. But our establishment colleagues would probably be shocked to see us complete the whole carnal process, particularly with professional porn stars, and we’re pretty sure our community would shun us.
Now, Gow says his content is ethical, that “no one is cheating on anyone” and that the videos are examples of how the couple “enjoys our sex life openly and honestly.”
“We are in love and we have fun together. People don’t understand it and that makes them uncomfortable; that’s why they want me to leave.