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 [...]
NC State holds campus budget forum for students, faculty and staff (PowerPoint available). . . . UNC System might have to raise raise tuition, the N&O reports. . . . Former provost Larry Nielsen meets with grand jury. . . Interim provost and vet school dean Dr. Warwick Arden named president of Association of American [...]
Read More >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 [...]
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 >Chancellor Jim Woodward was recently asked why James L. Oblinger and Larry Nielsen will be allowed to return to the faculty following a six-month study leave after resigning as chancellor and provost, respectively:
Standards for removing tenured personnel are high, Woodward said: There must be proof of incompetence, neglect of duty, or grievous misconduct.
“The wrongs that [...]
The search for NC State’s next chancellor begins. . . . NC State deans release joint statement, outline foreseeable impacts of double-digit budget cuts. . . . Campus welcome event for interim Chancellor Jim Woodward. . . . Rare basketball tournament poster found in Reynolds Coliseum. . . . Former Chancellor James Oblinger appears before [...]
Read More >The N&O is reporting that former Provost Larry Nielsen’s pay package has been cut. Chancellor Jim Woodward says in a letter to Nielsen:
My conclusion is that key elements of the May 13, 2009 letter are invalid. Chancellor Oblinger did not have the authority to fundamentally alter the contents of the employment agreement, the June 22, [...]
Two members of the NC State Board of Trustees — Suzanne Gordon ’75 and Robert B. Jordan III ’54 — answered questions from NC State magazine about what they might have done differently and where they go from here following the resignations of Chancellor James. L. Oblinger and Provost Larry Nielsen.
Suzanne Gordon ’75, second vice [...]
Bill Friday ’41, president emeritus of the UNC System, spoke this week with NC State magazine after the resignations of Chancellor James L. Oblinger and Provost Larry Nielsen. Here are excerpts from the interview.
On the resignations
Any time you have the two principal administrative officers stepping aside that can’t be characterized as anything but a tragedy. [...]
As executive director of the NC State Alumni Association, I’m saddened by the news that James L. Oblinger has resigned as NC State’s 13th chancellor, effective immediately. His departure follows the resignations of McQueen Campbell ’93, chair of the NC State Board of Trustees, on May 15 and Larry Nielsen, provost, on May 22.
The resignations [...]
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