A bill that has been presented in the Florida Senate would make it unlawful to leave a child in a car unsupervised alone for any measure of time. As of now, it is legal to leave a kid in a vehicle unattended for over 15 minutes in Florida. Nonetheless, a […]
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FAMU celebrates the legacy of Dr.Martin Luther King Jr.
The cold, rainy day did not stop students, faculty and staff of Florida A&M University and the surrounding community from attending the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation in Jake Gaither Gymnasium. The convocation was scheduled to honor the life and legacy of King’s victory in civil rights while […]
Tutoring emphasized through Leon County’s literacy center
BL Perry Jr. Library located at 2817 South Adams Street Photo credit: Alden Field Since its founding in 1980, the Family Literacy Center located in the Dr. B.L. Perry Jr. Branch Library on South Adams Street continues to give support to the Leon County community. The Family Literacy Center motivates K-12, […]
FAMU’s annual Career Fair coming up
With Spring semester underway and everyone heading back to classes, it officially marks the kick-off of recruitment season. Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University is scheduled to host its annual Career Fair Expo Wednesday January 24, 2018 in the Al Lawson Center with a list of other career events happening prior. […]
40 Million Dollar Project on FAMU’s Capital Improvement Plan
Blueprint for the FAMU Center for Access and Student Success | Photo credit: JRA Architects, Inc. The Florida A&M (FAMU) Center for Access and Student Success, otherwise known as CASS has been actively in the works for several years. The purpose of the building is to provide opportunities for prospective students; […]
Leadership at FAMU
Photo credit: Lauren Coleman Florida A&M University (FAMU) has had its fair share of changing its leadership around campus this year. In the summer of 2017, three deans have been replaced, College of Education, College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, and School of Journalism and Graphic Communications. This […]
Commissioner Proctor calls out FSU President Thrasher: ‘He is not in our community’
Caption Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency and Florida State University President John Thrasher appeared to not be listening to the community and their plea to stop trying to rush the Airport Gateway project. It’s a project that the community has not agreed upon 100 percent. Tons of issues such as safety, busy […]
Change of major could cause students on scholarship to lose their awards
Scholarship recepients | Photo credit: FAMU Forward Some scholars may not be aware of the facts on the scholarship program policy, and simply changing their major can set of an unfortunate domino effect. The FAMU scholarship programs include The Life Gets Better and Thurgood Marshall Programs. The programs cater to […]
Black graduates matter: turning the pain into power
Goldson poses in Jones Hall laboratory with animal cell replication | Photo credit: KDB. Photography One’s ability to turn a dark reality into a source of inspiration can be his saving grace; this is true for graduating senior Kareem Goldson. Goldson, 22, is graduating from Florida A&M University’s College of […]
Is FAMU and FSU drug use under control?
Pill bottle containing prescripton drugs | Photo credit: Frankieleon via Flickr In a high-stressed environment like a college, where the workload appears endless and time seems skimp, one has to ask, are drugs being used as an ingredient to success? Tallahassee being the home of both Florida A&M University and […]