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Professors Behind Bars (Inside Higher Ed)

The summer of 2005 has been an embarrassing one at the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

First, the university came under fire when it was revealed that Paul W. Barrows, the vice chancellor for student affairs who quit last year, did so because he had had an affair with a graduate student. That Barrows stayed on the university�s payroll infuriated legislators, and focused attention on how the university treats employees who get into trouble.