Brown University Replaces DEI Campus Security Chief with Former Providence Police Chief
The Gateway Pundit reported that Brown University placed their DEI campus security chief Rodney Chatman on leave following the deadly shooting on campus that killed two people and wounded nine others.
Brown President Christina Paxson announced on Monday that Hugh Clements, a former Providence police chief, will serve as the interim head of Public Safety at Brown.
Clements retired from Providence police in January 2023 after serving nearly 40 years in uniform. He was colonel of the department for 12 years.
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After leaving Providence, Clements was named director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) for the U.S. Department of Justice. He stepped down earlier this year and has been working as a security consultant.
Clements is a widely respected law enforcement leader and was contacted by the university days after the shooting, Target 12 has learned.
Paxon noted that Clements would report directly to her.
Under Chatman’s leadership, there are many unanswered questions about how the shooter so easily gained access to the building where the shootings occurred.
A janitor at the school has come forward saying he warned school authorities about a strange figure who turned out to be the shooter, days before the incident.
The New York Post notes that Chatman has been the subject of two no-confidence votes since arriving at Brown in 2021, “with the measures expressing ‘deep concern’ about Chatman’s ability to lead the Brown Police Department.”
The Brown Daily Herald reported that in January 2025, he faced allegations from one departing officer who claimed the workplace was a “toxic,” “vindictive” “s—tshow.”
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BREAKING: Brown University hires Hugh Clements, former Providence police chief to head campus security after mass shooting.
It took 11 students shot, 2 dead to suspend and replace DEI Black Lives Matter Campus Chief Rodney Chatman with competent leadership. https://t.co/p9OVHdO3mO pic.twitter.com/3oD3WXIWQV
— Dapper Detective (@Dapper_Det) December 23, 2025
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