VMI’s first Black superintendent says ouster is based on politics, not job performance

The first Black superintendent of the Virginia Military Institute says his forced departure by the board stems from bias, ideology and politics in the wake of diversity efforts rather than his job performance. In his first statement since the board voted against renewing his contract, retired Army Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins said the decision was “a partisan choice that abandons the values of honor, integrity, and excellence upon which VMI was built.”