In February, the Faculty Senate gave Newman a "no confidence" vote. In March, Newman announced a new committee to bring members of the faculty and administration together.
Newman, an alumnus of Southern University in Baton Rouge, became Mississippi Valley State's fifth president in 1998. He succeeded William Sutton, who served as president for 10 years. Newman came to Valley from Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, N.C.
Valley is one of three historically Black universities in Mississippi. The others are Jackson State and Alcorn State.
- Associated Press
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