Faculty leaders at Jackson State University voted no confidence last week in Ronald Mason Jr., the Mississippi university’s president. The resolution, which was published by The Clarion-Ledger, a newspaper in Jackson, Miss., criticized Mr. Mason for his alleged lack of transparency and for the growing salaries of an increasing number of administrators.

Mr. Mason has been the university’s president since 2000. He came under fire two years ago for the $2-million price tag on a planned presidential residence, which he defended for its benefits as a fund-raising and recruiting tool. —Paul Fain