How Va. leaders are working to strengthen and depoliticize public college governing boards

By: Nathaniel Cline

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: July 15, 2026

Words: 1,197

Last Updated: 6 days, 18 hours ago

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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 …

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