It shows the kind of internal disconnect and discord that can torpedo a president’s tenure, no matter how stable things seem to be on the landscape for presidents of public HBCUs.
“The president’s job is tough when you have so many constituencies,” says Renick, who served as chancellor of NCA&T for six years.
As for Williams’ assessment for what happened at South Carolina State? “I think this is kind of a nutty thing,” he says. Editor’s Note: This is one in a series of upcoming articles looking at the leadership of historically Black colleges and universities.
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