ITTA BENA, Miss.
The panel Mississippi Valley State President Lester Newman created to study problems at the university has called for his dismissal.
Newman launched the 10-member panel after the Faculty Senate in late February passed a ‘no-confidence’ resolution slamming his leadership.
By a 9-1 vote, the new panel called for the immediate removal of Newman as president, according to a copy of the report released Friday.
Based on input from 94 Valley faculty members, “it is clear that the current president is seen as unprofessional, poorly organized administratively, inefficient, and, in general, unfit for the job.”
The report said “a serious void in leadership exists at MVSU.”
Faculty were asked to review a number of concerns, such as low morale, extensive personnel turnover, faculty pay and Newman’s management style.
