Joe Gow had a brisk tempo in his walk as he navigated his house, bouncing from interview to interview to photo shoot to interview again.
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Joe Gow and Carmen Wilson stand in their home in La Crosse on Tuesday. The former UW-La Crosse chancellor filed a federal lawsuit against the UW system Monday, about four months after the Board of Regents voted to revoke his tenured faculty position.
Saskia Hatvany, River Valley Media Group
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Joe Gow and Carmen Wilson stand in their backyard Tuesday. The couple said they intend to stay in La Crosse, and that they generally have received support from the community regarding their decision to publish their pornography online.
Saskia Hatvany, River Valley Media Group
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Joe Gow attends a live television interview Tuesday on his laptop computer. Gow was initially fired from his role as chancellor in December 2023, but he was fired from his tenured faculty position in September 2024 after a series of public hearings with the university's Board of Regents.
Saskia Hatvany, River Valley Media Group
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Carmen Wilson watches Joe Gow from the living room as the former UW-La Crosse chancellor attends a live television interview.
Saskia Hatvany,River Valley Media Group
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Carmen Wilson sits at her home in La Crosse on Tuesday. Wilson, who also worked at UW-La Crosse, said the lawsuit is as much about Gow getting his position back as it is about protecting the free speech rights of tenured university professors.
Saskia Hatvany, River Valley Media Group
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Joe Gow poses for a portrait on Tuesday, Jan. 28. Gow hopes to resume his teaching position at in UW-L's Communication Studies department.
Saskia Hatvany, River Valley Media Group
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