Student holding a candle at the prayer vigil | Photo credit: Merlina Aventurin Students, family and friends gathered at the eternal flame on Friday, Dec. 1 to honor Mullings’ life and contributions to the campus community. Emojah Mullings, a 19-year-old broadcast journalism student at Florida A&M University (FAMU), died on Mon. […]
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Mayor Gillum hosts annual Tallahassee Innovation Partnership pitch night
On Tuesday, Nov 14, Mayor Andrew Gillum hosted the second annual Tallahassee Innovation Partnership Pitch Night. Hosted at The Gathering on Madison Street, entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs came to Pitch Night to mingle and network with local business people. They were eager to share their ideas with other members of […]
FAMU Professor gets scam call
Professor Melanie White and her family. | Photo credit: Melanie Whtie When Professor Melanie White’s foundation of speech class concluded, she received an anonymous call. The caller told White that her husband had been in an accident and hit the caller’s seven-year-old nephew while pulling out of a gas station. […]
The city of Tallahassee to vote on a new airport gateway project later this year
Changes are coming to both Springhill and Lake Bradford roads to hep improve traffic for the city’s “Airport Gateway” project. | Photo credit: Brea Hollingsworth New changes are coming to the Southwest side of Tallahassee as the city introduces a new project called “Airport Gateway.” It is a series of […]
Larry Robinson named as the 12th president by The Board of Trustees
Larry Robinson during the Board of Trustees meeting Thursday in the Grand Ballroom. Robinson scratched 'interim' off of his title after BOT officially appointed him as the university leader. | Sydne Vigille A day after being recommended as president by the Board of Trustees (BOT), Larry Robinson was confirmed as […]
Board of Trustees meeting leads to permanent placement
Interim President Larry Robinson laughing at a joke made by the repsentative of the IGNITE at SPC. Photo credit: Adlernico Brioche On Wednesday, Nov. 29, Florida A&M University’s (FAMU) Board of Trustees (BOT) held their meeting in the campus’s grand ballroom. The governance committee gave their presidential evaluations to […]
SGA President Justin Bruno resigns
hoto credit: Florida A&M University SGA President Justin Bruno Florida A&M's Student Government Association President Justin Bruno has resigned as president of the student body, effective immediately. In a letter addressed to the student body on Nov. 28, Bruno states reasoning for resignation due to disruptive influences and dysfunction within student […]
Remembering Dr. Jacqueline Bolden Beck: Founding Dean of FAMU’s School of Allied Health Sciences
Dr. Jacqueline Bolden Beck, founding dean of Florida A&M University’s School of Allied Health Sciences | Photo credit: FAMU Forward Dr. Jacqueline Bolden Beck, founding dean of Florida A&M University’s School of Allied Health Sciences, passed away at the age of 86 on Oct. 31 at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. Her funeral […]
FAMU parking services offers one-time holiday amnesty program
FAMU Parking Enforcement officer ticketing a vehicle. | Photo credti: Adrienne Robinson In collaboration with the Florida A&M University Department of Campus Safety and Security, the FAMU Office of Parking and Transportation is hosting a one-time amnesty program for faculty, staff and students with outstanding parking tickets until Dec. 15. […]
FAMU’s campus safety could see an increase
Florida A&M University has received a nod of approval on a campus safety plan worth more than $486,000, which includes hiring six officers and three dispatchers over the next three years to improve campus safety. The plan, which was discussed Nov. 8-9 at the Florida Board of Governors’ meeting, was […]