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Gow’s tenure at UWL to be discussed by members of Board of Regents

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September 19, 2024

Former UW-La Crosse Chancellor Joe Gow is getting another chance to fight for his teaching position on campus.

Gow has a hearing on Friday before a committee of the university board of regents. He was fired as chancellor last December, for producing pornographic videos with his wife, which was considered an embarrassment to the university. Gow has remained on the La Crosse faculty, where he can teach communications courses.

FILE: A promotional photo from the @SexyHappyCouple Twitter page with adult film star Lauren Phillips (left), Carmen Wilson and Joe Gow (@SexyHappyCouple on Twitter).

A two-day hearing was held in June in Onalaska, on whether Gow should be allowed to continue as a faculty member.

University officials say Gow has not cooperated with the investigation, and they charge that he improperly used university equipment to make those videos.

Brad Williams

A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from UW - La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. He regularly covers local courts and city and county government. Brad produces the features "Yesterday in La Crosse" and "What's Buried on Brad's Desk." He also writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. Brad been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.