The rollercoaster is the 10th one that has opened at the Tampa amusement park, and is the first one with a musical soundtrack.
The resignation comes as Florida A&M University faces backlash over the school’s apparent failure to properly vet a multi-million dollar donation.A large mascot of a rattlesnake is on display in front of the student success center at the Florida A&M University campus The president of Florida’s only public historically Black university is resigning amid backlash over the school’s apparent failure to properly vet a multi-million dollar donation from a dubious donor.
During a graduation ceremony in May, Robinson stood on stage in his academic regalia holding a jumbo check for $237 million, a gift that would have been the single largest private donation to a historically Black college or university – if it ever materialized. “I saw in this unprecedented gift the potential to serve our students and our athletic programs in ways unimaginable at that time,” Robinson told the university’s trustees on May 15. “I wanted it to be real and ignored the warning signs along the way.”
The leadership change at the institution is raising concerns among some alumni, at a time when Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is working to limit the state’s diversity programs and restrict what can be taught about race and American history.
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