Saturday, July 26, 2025
After more than a year of guidelines and regulations in response to the pandemic, Florida A&M University and its faculty are doing their best to give the students a sense of normalcy. A great example of that is the reopening of the university’s recreation center. The all-purpose center, located at […]
Set Friday, a Florida A&M University tradition that originated years ago but was canceled last year due to the coronavirus, is coming to an end for the new fall semester as COVID-19 continues to rage in Tallahassee. Set Friday started as a way for student entrepreneurs to show and sell […]
After almost a year of searching, Florida A&M University has named Mira Lowe as the new permanent dean of the School of Journalism and Graphic Communication. She is scheduled to join SJGC on Oct. 22. Lowe has served as the assistant dean for student experiences and the director of the […]
After what has been a tumultuous year of coping with the coronavirus pandemic, Florida A&M University decided in early March to host in-person spring commencement ceremonies which will begin at 6:30 p.m. Friday and continue through the weekend. With many graduating seniors overjoyed by an in-person graduation — the first […]
Florida lawmakers are considering legislation — House Bill 37 and companion Senate Bill 222 — that will create a task force on identifying abandoned African-American cemeteries. The bill would require administrative support and members of the task force will file and commemorate these cemeteries. Cheyenne Cannon is married with children […]
On the first day of each year millions of people set both short- and long-term goals worth accomplishing. After a week, most forget they ever existed. There are few able to summon enough self-discipline and courage to seize the opportunity to make these goals a reality. John Jackson III, a […]
After emphatically proclaiming five months ago that the COVID-19 vaccination would only be for those age 65 and older, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state of Florida have officially opened the vaccine up to those age 18 and older. Teenagers who are 16 and 17 may also receive […]
Leon County hosted their 8th Sustainability Summit this week. The theme this year focused on “Sustainability in Action.” Sustainable Tallahassee hosted a week filled with events featuring Beekeeping 101, Composting 101, a live cooking class, etc. via Zoom. The theme encourages attendees to take the information they have learned and […]
David Jackson Jr., bleeds orange and green. A graduate of Florida A&M University, Jackson has been an esteemed member of the faculty for more than two decades, moving up from history professor to associate provost for Graduate Education and dean of Graduate Studies. Which is why it caught many by […]
#8216; The number of Floridians who have died from COVID-19 is approaching 34,000, according to the state of Florida, but a recent study by the American Journal of Public Health suggests that the number is actually much higher by thousands of cases. In April 2020, it became clear that Florida […]