Virginia Military Institute Board of Visitors President John Adams and Superintendent Ret. Maj. General Cedric Wins at a special meeting on Feb. 28, 2025. (Photo by Nathaniel Cline/Virginia Mercury)
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VMI board ousts first Black superintendent
Decision sparks political outrage as lawmakers decry move as ‘purely political.’
In a stunning decision that has already sparked political backlash, the Virginia Military Institute’s Board of Visitors voted Friday morning against extending the contract of Ret. Maj. Gen. Cedric Wins, the school’s first Black superintendent
