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Tuskegee University and President Brian L. Johnson will part ways at the end of June, the university announced Thursday.
The announcement confirmed parts of a report from earlier this week that said Tuskegee’s Board of Trustees decided not to renew Johnson’s annual contract. But the university did not give a specific reason for the leadership change.
“We appreciate Dr. Johnson’s service to Tuskegee University and wish him well in all his future endeavors. His enthusiastic leadership will continue to be an asset to him and his career,” said John E. Page, chairman of Tuskegee’s Board of Trustees, in a statement. The college credited Johnson with adopting a strategic plan and moving to expand its academic lineup.
Diverse Issues in Higher Education had reported that some trustees were unhappy after Johnson interviewed to become president at North Carolina Central University. North Carolina Central is in the midst of a confidential presidential search expected to conclude by the beginning of August.
Tuskegee, a historically black university located in Alabama, now plans its own national search for a president to replace Johnson. In the interim period, Charlotte Morris will serve as the university’s president. Morris was most recently interim dean of Tuskegee’s College of Business and Information Sciences. She also served as interim president for a short time in 2010 after former Tuskegee President Benjamin Payton retired.
Johnson is Tuskegee’s seventh president. He has held the position since 2014.
