Flynn (Center) taking the QAnon oath in the center, video posted by Flynn.
One of QAnon’s most loyal and highest-profile followers is former National Security Advisor to Donald Trump retired General Michael Flynn.
Flynn, a Rhode Island native and URI grad received an honorary degree from his alma mater in 2014.
On July 4, Flynn publicly pledged his allegiance to QAnon and again in recent weeks produced a video to reaffirm to support for the movement - the video shows Flynn reciting the QAnon pledge.GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST
Flynn’s devotion to the movement has been public for months, but URI’s administration seems to be caught by surprise by Flynn s latest controvesies.
Activist Group Demands University Hire a Slave Descendant as Next President
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In a recent op-ed, activists at the University of Rhode Island demand that the school hire a slave descendant as its next president.
The piece was written by the Diversity Think Tank, a group founded this year by a professor at the university aiming to teach students to be advocates of structural diversity in academic institutions, among other things. The university shared a statement with
Newsweek Tuesday saying the group has no affiliation with the school. Some Black, White and Latino students shall join in another class action lawsuit if the next URI President is not an African-American with an ancestry to slavery, reads the piece, published late last month in
What Rhode Island college and university leaders learned from COVID-19
To have a successful fall semester, schools worked together to battle positivity rates, misinformation, and skepticism
By Allie Reed Globe Correspondent,Updated December 20, 2020, 10:36 a.m.
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Because of COVID-19, Johnson & Wales took its Ignite the Night ceremony for first year students online. Being able to reimagine events in a virtual setting created âa level of pride and excitementâ that was contagious, said Marie Bernardo-Sousa, Johnson & Wales Providence campus president.Johnson & Wales University
PROVIDENCE â As Rhode Island colleges and universities send their students home for winter vacation, their presidents, deans, and provosts are taking a collective deep breath.