The college’s board decided not to renew the contract of its superintendent, Major General Cedric T. Wins, who led diversity efforts and removed a Confederate statue on campus.

Foy said, "He informed me that he was a supporter of the superintendent, but the board did not want to continue on with the Black superintendent. I did say, ‘You're putting everything for VMI at risk - the reputation,

Retired Army Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins will step down in June from his post as the first Black superintendent of the Virginia Military Institute after the school’s board voted against extending his contract.

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.

Portsmouth, are voicing concern that the board of visitors might not extend Gen. Cedric Wins' tenure for more than a year,