The Chronicle of Higher Education September 15, 2016 Florida A&M President Will Step Down After Rocky Tenure The president of Florida A&M University, Elmira Mangum,<http://www.chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/students-accuse-florida-am-president-of-tampering-with-campus-election/109638> will step down six months ahead of the end of her contract, The Florida Times-Union reports.<http://jacksonville.com/news/florida/2016-09-15/story/famu-president-elmira-mangum-steps-down-six-months-remaining-contract> The institution's Board of Trustees voted 10 to 1 to approve the separation agreement that allows Ms. Mangum to receive her salary for the duration of her contract, which ends on March 31, but to step down immediately. "I believe it is clear that there is no way forward," Ms. Mangum said, according to the newspaper. Ms. Mangum received below-average marks on her second annual review and has had a contentious relationship<http://www.chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/florida-ams-board-chairman-resigns-after-failed-attempt-to-oust-president/106014> with some of the trustees. She will receive reimbursement for her legal fees and moving expenses, the newspaper said. This will make the third time in 10 years that the institution has had to seek a new president. SANDRA M. PHOENIX HBCU Library Alliance Executive Director Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library 111 James P. Brawley Drive SW Atlanta, GA 30314 404-978-2118 (office) 404-702-5854 (cell) http://www.hbculibraries.org/ sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> Honor the ancestors, honor the children. 7th Biennial Membership Meeting: Register here http://hbculibraries.org/2016meeting-form.html for the October 10,11 Membership Meeting in Atlanta Follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/ and Twitter https://twitter.com/HBCULibAlliance Check out "PULSE!" The HBCU Library Alliance's News Source! - https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/