VMI leader blames ‘bias’ and ‘ideology’ for vote not to extend contract
VMI superintendent Cedric T. Wins blamed partisanship for a recent decision by the school’s governing board not to renew his contract.
‘Partisan choice’: VMI superintendent responds after vote not to extend contract
The Virginia Military Institute’s (VMI) first Black superintendent, Ret. Maj. Gen. Cedric Wins, says “partisan politics” played a key role in the Board of Visitors’ decision to not renew his contract — a move that comes after four and a half years of leadership at the nation’s oldest state-supported military college.
VMI’s first Black superintendent says ‘bias, emotion and ideology’ kept board from extending his contract
The first Black superintendent of the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) is weighing in after VMI’s Board of Visitors declined to extend his contract. In a lengthy statement, he accused the
VMI board opted out of extending first Black superintendent’s contract
Retired Army Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins will step down in June from his post as the first Black superintendent of the Virginia Military Institute after the school’s board voted against extending his contract.
VMI superintendent accuses board of bias in his ouster
"My tenure will end because bias, emotion, and ideology rather than sound judgment swayed the board," Maj. Gen. Cedric Wins said in a statement. "Their actions undermine the rich legacy
VMI superintendent releases statement following board's vote not to extend contract
The superintendent of Virginia Military Institute released a statement Thursday, one week after the school's Board of Visitors voted not to extend his contract.
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