Jennifer Cherrier, a professor from Florida A&M’s School of the Environment, has been selected as a 2013 Leopold Leadership Fellow. Cherrier is one of 20 selected environmental researchers in North America. She has spent her career researching ways to help preserve the environment and said this fellowship will help […]
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FAMU updates accreditation status
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) placed Florida A&M on probation for a 12-month period in December 2012. SACS took action after reviewing materials submitted by the university regarding the hazing death of drum major Robert Champion. The university had incomplete audit summaries regarding the aftermath and […]
The struggle continues …
The Carrie Meek-James N. Eaton Sr. Southeastern Regional Black Archives Research Center and Museum celebrated the opening of a new exhibit last Thursday. Leon County Commissioner Bill Proctor sponsored the reception. Voices Poetry Group and the Music Entertainment Industry Student Association performed before and during the exhibit opening. Guests from […]
Mary Brogan Museum not closing yet
The board of directors for the Mary Brogan Museum of Art and Science met Monday to discuss the next step for the museum’s future. The museum has battled financial issues that have kept it from being open for daily operations. According to Felicia Nowels, the museum board president, the […]
SGA elections are underway
Stanley Hardy IV and LaCandria Churchill decided to run for Student Government Association president and vice president because of their working relationship and similar political involvement on and off campus. Hardy is a fourth-year political science student from Key West and Churchill is a fourth-year political science student from Chicago. […]
Kwanzaa creator speaks at convocation
Maulana Karenga received a standing ovation after delivering his address during the Black History Convocation in Jake Gaither Gymnasium on Thursday. Karenga, the creator of Kwanzaa and its seven principles – the Nguzo Saba – engaged the audience with his message. “The greatest thing is our ethical legacy in […]
FAMUan receives honors for journalism excellence
The FAMUan and members of its 2012 staff recently received top honors at the 2012 National HBCU Student News Media Conference in Nashville, Tenn. The FAMUan won second-place honors for its in-depth coverage on the one-year anniversary of the hazing death of Marching 100 drum major Robert Champion. Broadcast journalism […]
HIV/AIDS activist speaks at local event
In a room full of Florida A&M students and members of the Tallahassee community, award-winning AIDS activist Rae Lewis-Thornton was just as open and honest about her life with HIV/AIDS as she was 19 years ago when she first shared her story on a 1994 cover of Essence magazine. […]
Ceremony to honor Charles C. Kidd
The late co-founder of the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, Charles C. Kidd Sr., will be honored in the Perry-Paige Auditorium on Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. Following the service, Kidd will be honored in an unveiling ceremony for the Wall of Distinction in the School of the Environment, which will […]
Residential facility for young adults to open in June
Capital City Youth Services Inc. (CCYS) broke ground for its new Transitional Living Center in January and is set to open at the end of June. This new center will offer young adults 16-19 an 18-month residential facility. The adolescents that will reside in the living center are homeless, […]