Fisk University President Resigns

Fisk University announced on Monday its president of less than three years, H. James Williams, had resigned just as the university was set to begin the yearlong celebration of its 150th anniversary.  Williams led Fisk as it regained its regional accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and boosted enrollment by 40 percent to more than 850 students. Board Chairwoman Barbara Landers Bowles said Williams' decision to leave was "more or less mutual."