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Morris Brown College president Kevin James fought to regain the college\u2019s accreditation. Now he\u2019s out of a job without explanation.<\/p>\n
Morris Brown College<\/p>\n
Morris Brown College, a historically Black institution in Georgia, removed its president, effective immediately, after seven years on the job, the Board of Trustees announced Monday.<\/p>\n
In a news release, the board thanked Kevin James for his leadership.<\/p>\n
James \u201cplayed a meaningful role in guiding the institution through critical seasons of growth, resilience, and transformation,\u201d the release read. The board \u201cwishes him well in his next chapter.\u201d<\/p>\n
The board\u2019s <\/strong>announcement offered no explanation for James\u2019s termination.<\/p>\n \u201cMorris Brown College remains firmly committed to its students, its mission, and its long-term strategic vision,\u201d Bishop Michael Mitchell, chair of the Board of Trustees, said in a statement. \u201cThis transition in leadership will help to ensure continuity as we move forward with the important work of strengthening and advancing the College.\u201d<\/p>\n Under James\u2019s tenure, the struggling college regained accreditation after nearly 20 years without it, restoring students\u2019 access to federal financial aid. Enrollment also grew from about 20 students to more than 540, James wrote in a Facebook post Monday. \u00a0<\/p>\n He said the Board of Trustees terminated his contract, which is slated to end in 2029, \u201cwithout providing specific cause or substantive explanation\u201d after a positive annual evaluation and strong performance reviews throughout his presidency. \u00a0<\/p>\n He stressed that the timing is \u201ctroubling\u201d for the college, <\/strong>which faces an accreditation-reaffirmation review in <\/strong>just a few weeks.<\/p>\n \u201cI dedicated myself fully to the restoration and resurgence of Morris Brown College, and I stand firmly behind the progress we achieved together,\u201d James wrote. \u201cWhile I am deeply disappointed by the Board\u2019s decision, I\u00a0am grateful for the overwhelming support I have received from alumni, faculty, staff, students, and community partners. Thank you for believing in the vision and the work.\u201d<\/p>\n The board named trustee Nzinga Shaw as the college\u2019s interim leader.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Morris Brown College president Kevin James fought to regain the college\u2019s accreditation. Now he\u2019s out of a job without explanation. Morris Brown College Morris Brown College, a historically Black institution in Georgia, removed its president, effective immediately, after seven years on the job, the Board of Trustees announced Monday. In a news release, the board<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":41680,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[1798,535,5412,21661,1059],"class_list":{"0":"post-41679","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-education","8":"tag-brown","9":"tag-college","10":"tag-fires","11":"tag-morris","12":"tag-president"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41679","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=41679"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41679\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/41680"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=41679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=41679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=41679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}