Article: BARROWS SAYS HE TRIED TO RETURN TO WORK 5 TIMES DURING LEAVE.(FRONT)

Byline: Karen Rivedal Wisconsin State Journal

Paul Barrows on Saturday said he tried to return to work at UW-Madison at least five times during his controversial seven-month paid leave, but was refused by his boss, Chancellor John Wiley, on every occasion.

"He indicated he was getting too much heat from on-campus and from the community and wanted me to stay away," said Barrows, UW-Madison's former vice chancellor of student affairs, who was making nearly $200,000 a year until last week.

In an interview Saturday with the Wisconsin State Journal, Barrows spoke publicly for the first time about the maelstrom at UW-Madison and in the state Capitol ...

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