FAMU Trustees Vote For Immediate Removal of School President

  The person hired to steer Florida A&M University after the fallout of the November 2011 hazing death of a school marching band member from Georgia is stepping down.
 
  The FAMU board voted 10-1 Thursday to approve an exit agreement negotiated between the attorneys for President Elmira Mangum and the university.
 
  Under the agreement, Mangum will continue to receive her $425,000 annual salary through March 31. At that point, she becomes eligible for a yearlong sabbatical and would have the option to return to the university as a tenured professor.
 
  Following the vote, Mangum agreed with the decision and said that she believes it's clear there was no way forward.
 
  University trustees earlier this year refused to extend Mangum's current contract.
 
  Mangum's two years have been turbulent and marred by power struggles with trustees. The former Cornell University official grappled with the politics of running a public university in Florida and was nearly fired in 2015.

The person hired to steer Florida A&M University after the fallout of the November 2011 hazing death of a school marching band member from Georgia is stepping down.

The FAMU board voted 10-1 Thursday to approve an exit agreement negotiated between the attorneys for President Elmira Mangum and the university.

Larry Robinson will again serve as the interim President, marking the third time he has done so.

Under the agreement, Mangum will continue to receive her $425,000 annual salary through March 31. At that point, she becomes eligible for a yearlong sabbatical and would have the option to return to the university as a tenured professor.

Following the vote, Mangum agreed with the decision and said that she believes it's clear there was no way forward.

University trustees earlier this year refused to extend Mangum's current contract.

Mangum's two years have been turbulent and marred by power struggles with trustees. The former Cornell University official grappled with the politics of running a public university in Florida and was nearly fired in 2015.

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