NCSU outlines appeal process for Mary Easley
In a letter to Mary Easley’s lawyer dated July 2, an N.C. State attorney acknowledged Easley’s plan to file a grievance and outlined how it would be addressed.
Posted — UpdatedThe letter reiterated the university’s reason for firing Easley. “As you are aware, particular programs that Mrs. Easley was hired to administer … are being eliminated or reduced at NC State due to current of expected economic conditions,” the letter said.
The university's Board of Trustees terminated Easley's five-year contract June 8, ending her $170,000-a-year job as an executive-in-residence and senior lecturer.
Questions surrounding her hiring in 2005 and an 88 percent pay raise last year have caused a shake-up at the school, leading to several top university administrators, including the chancellor, resigning from their posts.
In dismissing Easley, interim Chancellor James Woodward made no mention of the controversy over her hiring and salary, writing only that the programs she was hired to administer would be "eliminated or severely reduced."
N.C. State Chancellor James Oblinger, Provost Larry Nielsen and McQueen Campbell, the chairman of the Board of Trustees, resigned from leadership positions at the university amid questions over their roles in her hiring. All three have denied any wrongdoing.
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