NCSU provost resigns amid Easley issues
Source: newsobserver.co Posted By: post_123 5703 days ago
Dr. Larry Nielsen, the provost at N.C. State, has resigned amid questions about his role in the hiring of former first lady Mary Easley.
A news release from the university says he is stepping down effective May 22.
"I have chosen to resign because of the intense public attention and criticism from my hiring of Mrs. Mary Easley and now because of questions surrounding the way I was hired as provost," Nielsen said in a letter to the NCSU community.
A report in Sunday's News & Observer showed....