On Feb. 28 the VMI Board of Visitors voted 10-6 not to renew the contract of Maj. Gen. Cedric Wins, the school's first Black superintendent.

The debate over Wins’s future had sparked tensions on and off campus. A Republican congressman recently accused a state Democratic lawmaker of threatening to withhold money from VMI unless the b ...

All speech, whether we agree with it or not, is important,” said Virginia Military Institute Superintendent Cedric Wins.

Wins’ position caused conflict on the VMI campus, particularly surrounding the future for Black students in attendance. Wins is a VMI graduate with 34 years of experience serving in the Army.

Youngkin’s chief diversity officer also visited VMI’s campus in 2023 and said “DEI is dead." The school's chief diversity officer, a Black woman, resigned later that year. Last week ...

Youngkin’s chief diversity officer, Martin Brown, also visited VMI’s campus in April to lead mandatory staff and faculty training, during which Brown said that “DEI is dead,” the Post ...

Youngkin’s chief diversity officer also visited VMI’s campus in 2023 and said “DEI is dead.” The school’s chief diversity officer, a Black woman, resigned later that year. Last week ...

VMI Superintendent Cedric T ... threat and other anecdotes from Black students alleging bigotry on the campus in Lexington.” A then-Democrat-majority Board of Visitors voted in 2021 to give ...

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