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 [...]
College of Veterinary Medicine dean Dr. Warwick Arden, who’s also serving as provost, was on WUNC’s The State of Things today for a wide-ranging interview that touched on everything from the Easley scandal to NC State research to the proposed research lab in Butner to his childhood in Australia.
You can find the audio on The [...]
State Auditor Beth Wood released today an interim report — a follow-up to a January audit — about her office’s investigation into the salary and raise of Mary Easley, wife of former N.C. Gov. Mike Easley. From the report:
“The preliminary finding expresses the conclusion that Ms. Easley’s salary [$170,000] was excessive. However, the University’s response [...]
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 [...]
NewRaleigh.com writes about efforts to put the color back in D.H. Hill Libraries’ Color Wall. . . . An NC State food safety specialist talks to USA Today about the proper way to can fruits and vegetables. . . . Philip Freelon ’75 appears on UNC-TV to discuss his architecture firms’ plans for the Smithsonian’s [...]
Read More >Mary Easley begins formal grievance process against NC State for the termination of her contract. . . . Alumna chef cooks local, organic in Kinston. . . . The N.C. 4-H Club celebrates its 100th anniversary. . . . Award-winning chemical engineering professor talks about his research on EarthSky podcast. . . . Red Sox [...]
Read More >Mary Easley, the wife of former N.C. Gov. Mike Easley, has begun the formal grievance process against NC State for the termination of her contract. Chancellor Jim Woodward terminated her contract effective June 10 citing “the economic downturn.”
Chancellor Woodward said that, in keeping with the university’s grievance procedures and state law, the grievance hearing will [...]
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 [...]
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