Mississippi University for Women’s Senior Vice President for Administration Nora Miller will be acting president of the university starting July 1, the Mississippi Institute of Higher Learning announced Thursday.
Miller, who has worked for the university since 2001 and who also serves as chief financial officer, will take over for current president Jim Borsig, who in January announced his plan to step down after the end of this academic year.
“I’ve been here a good long while and I was a student here,” Miller told The Dispatch Thursday. “This place means so much to me and I think it’s great being a small campus. You’re involved in a lot of things, so I’ve probably had a broader vision of the university than many CFOs would have had the opportunity to have. Dr. Borsig’s been very inclusive in his management style. The school cabinet is pretty well-informed of what’s going on in school decisions, but it’ll be interesting for me to look at things from a different perspective than simply from the finance. I’m looking forward to that.”
Miller said this morning she plans to apply for the position permanently.
IHL has not set Miller’s salary yet, but her current salary as vice president is $149,000, she told The Dispatch. Borsig’s salary is $245,000.
Borsig previously told The Dispatch he planned to move with his wife to Maine, though he added they plan to stay involved with Columbus nonprofit Global Connections.
Borsig has been MUW’s president since 2012 after leaving the Institute of Higher Learning as associate commissioner for external relations and public policy. During his tenure, he reintroduced athletics to the university and has been widely praised for his leadership at the school.
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