Photo credit: WTXL Leon County Sheriff's office has announced that there is a new system in place for parents to receive child support payments from another parent who are in custody. Child support is a payment ordered by a judge to be paid by the parent of a child that […]
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Companies visit FAMU for Career Expo and recruit students
Company recruiters await as Florida A&M Students visit their stationed booths. | Photo credit: Thaddaeus Watkins Professional dress intact and resumes secured, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University students happily interacted with top-industry professionals as they provided opportunities for potential employment and internships during Wednesday’s Career Expo in the Lawson Center. […]
Rattlers weigh in as Roe v. Wade turns 45
Monday marked the 45th anniversary of the decision in the historic Roe v. Wade case. Roe v. Wade was a monumental case for women’s rights. The case was a decision made by the U.S. Supreme Court that declared a pregnant woman is entitled to have an abortion until the […]
Robinson addresses Faculty Senate during first meeting of 2018
President Robinson addresses Faculty Senate with hopeful remarks | Photo credit: Kiah Lewis Two days before his expected confirmation as Florida A&M’s 12th permanent president, Larry Robinson told the university’s Faculty Senate on Tuesday that FAMU is headed in the right direction. Robinson informed senators he had been meeting with […]
FAMU Transitions into a new Learning Management System
Photo credit: Giselle Thomas Florida A&M University and Florida State University have used the learning management system (LMS) Blackboard for nearly 20 years. A learning management system is a software application that enables students and teachers to communicate and relay coursework. Recently, FAMU engineering students were not able to access […]
Student Senate meeting sheds light on campus issues
On Monday, the Senate chambers of Florida A&M University was filled with students preparing to address an anonymous letter sent from a student with pressing concerns. The emotional letter was sent to the members of the 47th Student Senate via email with a subject line titled, “Enough is […]
Is underage drinking a problem in Tallahassee?
The sale of alcohol to minors is a problem in college towns such as Tallahassee. For Patrick Bentley, a senior music industry student, he sees underage drinking happening in Leon County quite often. “I know of people who will get their older siblings ID and pass it off as themselves,” […]
Continued search for the Dean of Pharmacy
On Wednesday evening, a search committee for Florida A&M University (FAMU) College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences held a meeting to kick off the search for a new dean. Students and faculty members alike were present for the meeting. Some of them were also members of the search committee. Since […]
FAMU Pharmacy School showed remarkable improvement on the state board examination in 2017
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Executive Associate Dean Marlon Honeywell assisting second year pharmacy student, Lordie Esperant, in the practice lab The 2017 graduating class of Florida A&M University’s (FAMU) School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences showed significant improvement last year on The North American Pharmacist Licensure […]
FAMU grad student is Miss Black Tallahassee
Kiffani Zackery was recently crowned Miss Black Tallahassee Photo credit: Dominique Parks Kiffani Zackery is the necessary change the community needs to improve workforce skills for the upcoming generation. She's committed to providing stepping stones for an easier transition into the corporate world. Recently crowned Miss Black Tallahassee US Ambassador […]