article_snippet: While the state board that voted not to renew his contract, which expires in September, cited "concerns centered on financial issues at the University of Mississippi Medical Center," the chancellor's advocates feel something sinister is at play.
article_snippet: I was informed a key concern for the board was my relationship to board members and the Commissioner and my unwillingness to adjust to the board's desired governance structure," the popular University of Mississippi Chancellor Dan Jones wrote.
article_snippet: Over the last couple of years, I have expressed concern and disagreement with the board in some areas, including the funding allocation plan that distributes state funds to various public universities, business issues at the medical center, and responsibility for managing the selection process for the position of vice chancellor to lead the medical center.
article_snippet: When the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning -- fresh on the heels of (Jones) completing a reportedly successful round of chemotherapy for (Jones) lymphoma -- decided in a 9-2 decision not to renew (Jones) contract, the outcry was loud (though the board and (Jones) concur a 9-2 decision not to renew his contract was unrelated to (Jones) health).
article_snippet: The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning said in a news release that while The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning had no concerns regarding Jones' integrity or honesty, the majority of members simply could not find "a path forward to renewal."
article_snippet: However, The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning cannot overlook The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning longstanding concerns regarding the business and financial affairs at UMMC," the Saturday statement said.
article_snippet: The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning have to be hiding something, because The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning aren't giving us all the information," Borst said.
highlights_snippet: State board voted 9-2 last week not to renew contract for Chancellor Dan Jones .
  