Officials say Fort Valley State University President Ivelaw Griffith is stepping down.

The Telegraph reports that an announcement from the University System of Georgia did not give a reason for the move, which will take effect June 30.

Griffith had been president of the university since taking office in July 2013.

He previously was a political science professor, provost and senior vice president at York College of The City University of New York.

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