Even after being ousted as the Virginia Military Institute’s first Black superintendent last summer, retired Major General Cedric Wins said Monday at a higher education-focused conference in Washington D.C. that by helping to examine and improve governing boards for Virginia’s public colleges and universities on a state commission, he is committing another act of service.
That decision at VMI galvanized legislators’ focus over the past year and a half on protecting Virginia’s public institutions from partisan influence in appointing members to governing boards.
The state’s college board scrutiny also follows federal investigations at two of its institutions. The University of Virginia and George Mason University faced probes from the Department of Education and Department of Justice, largely because of conflicts with President Donald Trump’s administration over diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
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