Saint Augustine's University interim president resigns

Saint Augustine's University's interim president, Marcus Burgess, resigned just days before classes will start. Interim Provost Verjanis A. Peoples is to step in to manage responsibilities.
Posted 9/1/2025, 8:47:00 AM Updated 9/2/2025, 12:12:04 PM

ALCOHOL WAS A FACTOR IN THE

CRASH. NO ONE WAS HURT.

SAINT AUGUSTIN'S UNIVERSITY IS

LOOKING FOR NEW PRESIDENT TO

TAKE THE HELM AS STUDENTS

RETURN FOR FALL CLASSES TODAY.

THIS COMES JUST DAYS AFTER THE

SCHOOL ANNOUNCED ITS INTERNAL

PRESIDENT HAS RESIGNED. WRAL'S

FLYNN, SNYDER IS LIVE AT SAINT

AUGUSTIN'S PLAN. WE TRIED

ASKING THE HBCU HOW MANY

STUDENTS ARE ENROLLED, BUT THEY

HAVE NOT RESPONDED DIRECTLY

TO OUR QUESTION ABOUT THAT.

>> IN A THAT'S WE ASKED THE

SCHOOL FOR THAT DATA TO AND

THE RE SINCE DATA THAT WE GOT

FOR THE PREVIOUS ACADEMIC YEAR

SHOWS THAT ENROLLMENT HERE HAS

DIPPED TO AS LOW AS 200

STUDENTS. THE UNIVERSITY

ANNOUNCING THAT THE INTERIM

PRESIDENT, DOCTOR MARCUS

BURGESS.

>> HAS RESIGNED AFTER

SUBMITTING A RESIGNATION LETTER

IN JULY. IT'S THE LATEST ISSUE

FACING THE TROUBLED UNIVERSITY

WAS ALREADY DEALING WITH

MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF DEBT

ISSUES WITH THE CREDIT DAISHA

AND NUMEROUS LAWSUITS. MEMBERS

OF A GROUP WORKING TO SAVE SAN

AGUST INC ARE SPEAKING OUT

AGAINST THE TURMOIL.

>> A FINANCIAL CRISIS, BUT

WE'RE ALSO IN MAY AND

ACCREDIDATION ISSUE BECAUSE

FILE AN INJUNCTION. YS AND

TAKING.

THE UNIVERSITY WITH LAWYERS AND

EVERYTHING IS REALLY NOT A GOOD

WAY TO RUN AN UNIVERSE.

>> THE UNIVERSITY'S INTERIM

PROVOST AND VICE PRESIDENT OF

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS, DR.

VIRGINIA'S PEOPLE'S WILL TAKE

OVER THE PRESIDENT'S

ADMINISTRATIVE

RESPONSIBILITIES. BURGESS CITED

PERSONAL REASONS FOR STEPPING

DOWN. CLASSES WILL START

VIRTUALLY FOR ALL STUDENTS,

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