UPDATE: FIRED SCHOOL PRESIDENT

After the board of trustees at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy voted to dismiss the college’s president, the state’s Board of Higher Education rejected the ouster, marking the first time it has reversed the firing of a chief executive, reports The Boston Globe and The Chronicle of Higher Education. Adm. Richard G. Gurnon had been president for six months when he was told by the board in late November that he could resign or be fired from the position. Admiral Gurnon was investigating a sex scandal among the cadets at the time, but officials say he was fired due to poor relations with the board. The Board of Higher Education said it did not see enough evidence to support the firing of Admiral Gurnon.