From today’s N&O:
If he had it to do over, former N.C. State Chancellor James Oblinger would have taken a closer look at university policy before giving his provost, who was on the brink of resigning, a sizable severance deal this year.
And he would have been more forthcoming with the media, he said in an interview [...]
Below is the roundtable discussion and Q&A with Chancellor Jim Woodward from the Autumn 2009 issue of NC State magazine. A pdf version is also available.
Taking a Hard Look
A conversation about NC State’s culture
Three top university officials step down in May and June, after an investigation of a former governor raises questions about a [...]
UNC System Board of Governors cuts the pay of former chancellor James L. Oblinger. . . . We ask for advice for incoming freshmen. . . . The university releases details on how cuts to the budget will affect campus. . . . Chancellor Woodward goes out for football. . . . Dan Neil ’87 [...]
Read More >From The N&O:
Former N.C. State University Chancellor James Oblinger just got a pay cut.
Oblinger, who resigned in early June amid revelations over his role in the hiring of former First Lady Mary Easley, had until today been earning his full administrative salary - $420,000 annually, or $35,000 a month.
Under an agreement he forged with UNC [...]
Some highlights from yesterday’s NC State Board of Trustees’ meeting:
The board elected S. Lawrence Davenport ’65 as chair, Cassius S. Williams ’69 as first vice chair, Barbara H. Mulkey ’77, ’84 mse as second vice chair and Steve F. Warren ’68 as secretary. Read their bios.
Exiting chair Bob Jordan ’54 announced a 19-person search committee [...]
An IT forensics firm reports that it “was unable to recover any additional e-mails or documents” from an e-mail account belonging to former Chancellor James L. Oblinger . . . Chris Downey ’84 talks about what good design looks like for people who are blind. . . Wolfpack golfer and recent national champion Matt Hill [...]
Read More >NC State’s lawyers released today more documents related to the hiring of Mary Easley to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. They also handed over a report from Risk Management Associates (RMA) indicating that the IT forensics firm “was unable to recover any additional e-mails or documents” from an e-mail account belonging to former Chancellor James L. [...]
Read More >Reported today on the N&O’s Web site:
A new subpoena issued to N.C. State University seeks more documents about Mary Easley’s jobs at N.C. State and shows that investigators want to know more about deleted e-mail messages from former Chancellor James Oblinger’s high priority account.
The subpoena was received this week, according to NCSU Chancellor James Woodward.
They [...]
Following an announcement that Mary Easley will appeal her dismissal from NC State, Chancellor Jim Woodward met with editors and reporters at The N&O Wednesday and told them that he stood “behind his decision to eliminate Easley’s position” and that the university is “highly unlikely to negotiate a settlement with [the] former first lady” because [...]
Read More >NC State has launched a Web site that has all the documents and university statements related to the 2005 hiring of Mary Easley, the wife of former Gov. Mike Easley, who is under federal investigation. The site also includes links to news reports and commentaries about the investigation and the resignation of former Chancellor James [...]
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