Oct. 21, 2005

Provost's Statement on Remarks Made by Former Employee

Remarks made recently by Kamau Kambon have received widespread coverage on
various websites, blogs and in the media. In some cases, it has been incorrectly reported
that Kambon is an employee of North Carolina State University. Kambon sporadically
taught at NC State on an as-needed basis. He has not been employed by the university
since June 30, 2005. Informed of the comments, NC State Provost Larry Nielsen
released the following statement:

" The remarks recently attributed to one of our former employees do not in any way
represent the values and standards of the university. This type of speech is counter to any
reasoned discussion on the issue of race relations, and is absolutely unacceptable in the
NC State community."

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