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Model UN team secures funding for Boston conference

  The Harvard National Model United Nations Conference will welcome Florida A&M’s Model UN team for the first time in February.  With the help of the 42nd student senate and the student body’s activity and service fees, the academic organization received $8,972 to send 10 members to the conference in […]

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Finalists make pitch for hazing position

  The three people who want to be Florida A&M’s special assistant for anti-hazing will be interviewed today. The special assistant to the president will maintain a database and compile statistical hazing-related reports and other data requests for external or internal entities per the request of the President. The special […]

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SBI builds young professionals

  Steele-Collins Charter Middle School students got a lesson outside of the classroom Tuesday. The children received a head start on preparing for the professional world from Florida A&M School of Business and Industries students at the Steele-Collins Empowerment Fair. Graduating senior business administration student Michael Woodard, Jr., who coordinated […]

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SGA reveals plans for inauguration trip

  The student senate passed legislation Nov. 19 to allot A&S fees to fund a trip to the 2013 Presidential Inauguration. The $53,410.76-trip will send about 95 Florida A&M students to Washington and provide hotel accommodations for the inauguration weekend set for Jan. 18. Sens. Sean Siders,a fourth-year chemistry student […]

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Teachers denied raises

Sylvester Peck asked his class to describe what his days are like, and a handful of students shouted “busy.” Peck, an art instructor at Florida A&M University Developmental Research School, better known as FAMU DRS, keeps a tight schedule. In addition to teaching third, fourth, fifth and eighth grades […]

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Language degrees no longer offered, limits students

  ¿Puede usted leer esto? Many Florida A&M students do not know a foreign language. Last year, the university considered cutting majors that did not have enough graduates, and foreign language was among the first programs to go. According to Rodner Wright, interim provost and vice president of Academic Affairs, […]

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Supporters confident in Obama’s plan for financial aid

  The federal government plays an important role in higher education.  Not surprisingly, the two presidential candidates, President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney, offered cut-and-dried alternative plans to funding higher education. Obama’s plan was for the government to spend more money to help families pay for education. Romney planned […]

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Higher education struggles with budget cuts

Budget cuts have affected the state of Florida in many ways. Higher education has suffered, and institutions have struggled to maintain a satisfactory educational environment and adequate resources. Florida A&M has suffered from loss of faculty, support staff and programs. However, FAMU is not the only state -funded school that […]

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QEP to start projects, opening center

  Quality Enhancement Program Director Genyne Boston is excited to announce the opening of the Center for Teaching and Learning, which is almost completed. The center will provide teaching and training resources for faculty members.  QEP will also start awarding faculty for its accomplishments in the classroom this upcoming spring […]

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Shoppers and workers bear Black Friday madness

  It’s 11:30 p.m. and day care owner Lisa Walker prepares for long lines, rushed individuals and chaos. It’s Black Friday- the day that people gather after Thanksgiving to get the best deals and lowest prices on different items from electronics to clothing.  “I like to start my shopping at […]