In subsequent years, Kay would allege that he had been punished for his political opinions.
A 1970 AAUP report on the case made clear that other faculty at Alfred U who shared his political opinions suffered no penalties.
Kay then taught at West Chester State University in Pennsylvania where his contract was not renewed after a contentious year.
At West Chester, he received support from the university student government (IGA), which voted to establish an IGA Visiting Fellowship and to make Kay its first recipient.
He eventually found employment at the University of Toledo where he received tenure and remained on the faculty until his retirement in 1992.