Former top NC college leaders back as professors

RALEIGH, N.C. — The top two administrators at North Carolina State University who were unseated for their roles in hiring former first lady Mary Easley have returned to teaching.

The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Thursday that former Chancellor Jim Oblinger and former Provost Larry Nielsen are now professors for the state’s largest research university.

Oblinger left the Raleigh campus and has taken on a role at NCSU’s new North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis, north of Charlotte. The former food science professor is expected to conduct research, develop distance-learning classes and help with N.C.
State’s strategic planning.

Nielsen is teaching a new conservation course in NCSU’s forestry and natural resources department.

Information from: The News & Observer

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