FAMU will be competing against over 60 schools for grants and scholarships in the 31st annual Honda Campus All-Star Challenge (HCASC). After coming in second place last year, FAMU hopes to reign supreme this time around. The HCASC tournament is the first academic brain bowl created solely for Historically Black […]

“My freshman year, I spent $700 on textbooks at the [FAMU] bookstore,” a student, who asked that their name not be used, said. “Since then, I haven’t purchased a textbook. I’ll either rent them or find them online somewhere.” Textbook affordability has long been an issue for students. Jalen Williams, […]

Google kicked off Black History Month with a bang this year by releasing a commercial highlighting several Black leaders, athletes, entertainers, movements and events. The idea behind the video was to essentially share the most searched moments and people using the Google search engine. The video was received exceptionally well […]

Florida A&M University sent a campus-wide email on Jan. 31 suspending all university-related travel to China. With the email, students and faculty were able to learn more about the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), get answers to frequently asked questions, risks and treatments. The respiratory disease is spread person-to-person, showing similar symptoms […]

Florida A&M University’s Student Senate met this Monday to discuss new events set for this month, allocation of certain funds for organizations that faced traction, and the coronation of new members.  Kayla Braggs, the 49th Senate Student Relations community chairwoman, announced “Black-Out Week,” a week commemorating Black History Month from […]

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced last month that the Florida Prepaid College Board would lower its college-prepaid prices by $1.3 billion, with remaining plans having lower monthly payments. Florida Prepaid calls itself the “largest running and most successful prepaid plan,” assisting with the high cost of college before students actually […]

Ten committee members met at FAMU’s New Pharmacy building Tuesday to start the search for a new dean for the School of Nursing. Eight members gathered around the table while two others joined the meeting via Zoom conference call.  Although the meeting was delayed due to the late arrival of […]

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University alumnus, LaDray Gilbert, has been awarded the 2020 Florida Bar President’s Pro Bono Service Award.  To receive the award, you must be an outstanding attorney for one of the state’s 20 judicial circuits. The award was started in 1982. Gilbert had to be nominated. “I […]

Cascade Park is becoming more aesthetically pleasing for the city of Tallahassee with a brand new state of the art developments. An AC Hotel by Marriott is set to debut late 2020 or 2021.  Hotels are essential to college life during 4 main seasons: Move-in Day, Homecoming, Move-Out day, and […]

Alumni are pulling together for Thursday’s FAMU Day at the Capitol in hopes of moving the university forward with more funding. Hosted by the FAMU National Alumni Association, alumni, students, faculty, and advocates of the university will gather at the state Capitol to address the needs of the university. […]