Saturday, April 27, 2024
Bettye A. Grable, Ph.D, was re-elected Tuesday as president of Florida A&M University’s faculty senate. Grable was chosen by a majority of the 57 total voting members. She was last elected in 2015, which was also a re-election. Grable is a tenured professor in the School of Journalism & Graphic […]
Courtesy of FAMU CAFS Facebook Over 20 local residents stood cramped on a stage Saturday afternoon waiting anxiously to begin the grape stomp competition at the 16th annual Florida A&M University Grape Harvest Festival. The twelve teams, one of which had FAMU’s Provost Marcella David, stood in front of wooden […]
Courtesy of FAMU Florida A&M University’s administration is trying to ban media, including The Famuan and Journey magazine, from covering Faculty Senate meetings. This would be a violation of the state’s Sunshine Law, according to Barbara Peterson, CEO of the Tallahassee-based First Amendment Foundation. Petersen told The Famuan that Faculty […]
It’s been more than four years since the brutal hazing death of Marching 100 drum major Robert Champion. The horrible tragedy in November 2011 thrust Florida A&M University into the national spotlight for all the wrong reasons, led to the suspension of the famed marching band, preceded an unprecedented 25 […]
Courtesy of Eventful.com Brianna Harmon, second year Broadcast Journalism student at Florida A&M University, will be hosting a women’s empowerment conference Saturday, titled “What Women Need”, for women ages 18-50. The conference will be held from 1-5 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom on FAMU’s campus. The former Miss Freshman is […]
Courtesy of WCTV A small plane was spotted flying with a Confederate flag above the Florida A&M University campus early Tuesday morning. The plane, which was reportedly also seen flying over Florida State University and downtown Tallahassee, hoisted the flag and a message, “We’ll remember in Nov.,” a reference to […]
Bernie Sanders plans to visit FAMU for his "Feel the Bern" tour Courtesy of Huffington Post Bernie Sanders, an underdog Democratic presidential candidate who is gaining ground on the presumed party leader, announced Monday that Florida A&M University will be among the colleges he visits during his upcoming “Feel the Bern” HBCU […]
Photo Courtesy D.A. Robin – Tallahassee Democrat Rufus Montgomery, former chairman of the Florida A&M University Board of Trustees, resigned from the board Thursday through a letter to Gov. Rick Scott. In the letter, sent Thursday morning, Montgomery stated that he would be resigning effective immediately. “It has been my esteemed pleasure to serve […]
FAMU's Former VP for legal affairs, Avery McKnight Avery McKnight, Florida A&M University's vice president for legal affairs and general counsel, was fired this morning, according to a report on WFSU. McKnight reported to both the Board of Trustees and FAMU President Elmira Mangum. Major administrative changes have been […]
Newly appointed Board of Trustees Chairman, Cleve Warren The Florida A&M University Board of Trustees voted unanimously Friday morning 10-0 to elect Cleve Warren as the new Chair of the board. This comes after the resignation of Rufus Montgomery as board chair on Oct. 23. Montgomery did not vote and left Friday’s teleconference after […]