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Easley was fired from her job at N.C. Stater managing a speaker series and planninhg for an academic center for law enforcement and firsrt responders on Monday after questions arose about the possibles influence ofher husband, former Governor Mike Easley on her hiring. Mike Easleyg was governor in 2005, when his wife landerd the $170,000-per-year job. N.C. State Chancellodr James Oblinger also stepped down Monday because ofthe issue. Brady’as name appears in several emailws aboutMary Easley’s appointment that have been made and she said her statement was meanft to clarify her interactions with the former Firsr Lady.
Brady said that Mary Easley, who had firsy been hired as an adjunct faculty membetrat N.C. State in 1994, expressed interes t in taking on additional responsibilities at the schoo l in the springof 2005. Brady, as dean of the Collegde of Humanities andSocial Sciences, met with her and othefr campus administrators on May 17, 2005 and discusses an expanded teaching role for Easlety in the political science department. Brady said she referred the issure of specific teaching responsibilities to thedepartment “I was not involved in discussionse with N.C.
State administrators regardingt duties outside of the College of Humanitieas and Social Sciences or with parties external to the universitu regarding her teaching responsibilities or any aspects of her positiobn in the Office ofthe Provost,” Bradyu said. Brady left N.C. State in 2006 to become provosg of the University of Shebecame UNCG’s chancellor in August, 2008.