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by Pedro Oliveira Jr.
Monday, August 6, 2007
After finally settling a longstanding legal case against the University of Wisconsin System, former UW administrator Paul Barrows told The Badger Herald he is planning on writing a book to document the events. The 55-year-old retired vice chancellor said the book would register major events in his life story and include details on his struggle to prove his innocence against sexual harassment accusations made by university officials.
Barrows said he preferred not to disclose details on status of the book and only said he is "working on it."
"I have a heck of a story to tell," Barrows told The Badger Herald. "[But] I don't want to go any further than that."
Barrows filed a claim against the UW System after being accused of harassing two female university employees. After retiring from UW-Madison in fall 2006, he proceeded with the case in efforts to clear his name.
The involved parties finally reached an agreement in June, when the Board of Regents consented to pay Barrows $135,000 in return for dropping several legal charges against the university.
The settlement also includes the removal of a "letter of counsel" from his personnel file that called Barrows' behavior "unacceptable."
"We are grateful to have this matter resolved, and thank all of those on both sides who worked towards that effort," the Board of Regents and Barrows wrote in a joint statement published with the agreement.
Barrows was employed by UW-Madison for more than 15 years and was one of the leaders responsible for the institution's efforts to increase and retain diversity on campus.
As vice chancellor for student affairs, he installed and oversaw the POSSE and PEOPLE Programs, which both focus on minority recruiting and retention at UW-Madison.
Barrows said he is glad the case is finally over and that he can now move on with his life.
Anonymous (August 9, 2007 @ 7:10pm):
Barrows was railroaded by UW System, including Madison. I read about another professor at Stevens Point or LaCross who admitted that he slep with several of his students. He did not lose his job and the right wing legislators did not say one single word. He was white! I look forward to the book and exposing the racism in UW System and Madison.
Anonymous (August 27, 2007 @ 8:53pm):
This Barrows book will be loaded with major embarrassments for the UW administration.
Anonymous (September 13, 2007 @ 10:00pm):
Yes. I believe the link between the Barrows case and the massive grade fraud scandal in the UW-Madison Department of Political Science will finally be exposed.
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