JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The state College Board says nine of 12 members voted not to renew the contract of University for Mississippi Chancellor Dan Jones.
The board released a statement Saturday saying the vote came in a closed session Friday night. Such votes typically aren't released until minutes are published the next month.
Jones will leave the job when his four-year contract expires in September.
Incoming commissioner Jim Borsig says the decision centered on concerns over management of the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. But he says the board "has no concerns over the personal integrity or honesty of Dr. Jones or any other employee of UMMC."
Jones, a physician, says board members expressed concerns about his "unwillingness to adjust" to the way they conduct business for the state's public universities.
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