Why was Provost Harris not made Interim President?

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One issue which has caused a great deal of curiousity has been that Provost Harris was not named Interim President once King Lane was shown the exit door.  We wonder why.  
Speculation and rumors on our campus has been that Provost Harris has a formal complaint lodged against him, possibly a Title IX sexual harassment complaint.  
There is unfortunately past legal precedence for us to be concerned and to take this rumored complaint seriously.  Provost Harris was sued along with his former employer PVAMU in the past- 


Curiously enough, when Wendell Williams was fired from TSU, he was the Title IX coordinator for TSU.  More curiously, the individual to be promoted and become the latest Title IX coordinator has prior connections with Provost Harris- Ms. Toni Gray used to work at PVAMU in their HR department.
We are not aware how well Ms. Gray and Provost Harris know each other well enough to cause ethical concerns, but it is also worth noting that Ms. Toni Gray may not have the Title IX credentials necessary to do a complete and thorough investigation.  This is not good for us when there is a legitimate complaint against Provost Harris or another TSU employee or student. 
Having viewed her CV, it doesn't mention any Title IX training or credentialing, which is more concerning especially in the age of #MeToo. Perhaps we are wrong, but shouldn't someone who is handling something as serious as Title IX be fully vetted and qualified?  

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