Saint Augustine’s University, an HBCU in North Carolina, saw the resignation of interim president Marcus H. Burgess after 18 turbulent months marked by accreditation threats and governance challenges. Provost Verjanis A. Peoples will serve as interim president amidst ongoing legal disputes tied to accreditation. Simultaneously, Florida Memorial University’s Board of Trustees has fractured over leadership disputes, with factions emerging over the hiring of a permanent president. These leadership crises spotlight the governance instability affecting smaller private and historically black institutions amid broader sector challenges.