TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Health care executive Elizabeth Webster is the newest member of the Florida Board of Governors, which oversees the State University System. Gov. Rick Scott, himself a former hospital chain CEO, appointed the 39-year-old Webster on Thursday. She lives in Weston and is regional vice president of […]
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Legal Battle Looms for Fla. Voter Purge
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – The administration of Florida Gov. Rick Scott is headed to a legal showdown with two different federal agencies over a contentious voter purge. Florida filed a lawsuit in a federal court in Washington D.C., demanding that the state be given the right to check the names […]
Raising Tuition Won’t Make Up for Budget Cuts
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – The chancellor of Florida’s State University System says the dramatic cuts in state support far exceeds what the schools are able to make up financially, even if they raise tuition by the maximum 15 percent allowed by law. Chancellor Frank Brogan said Monday the state’s public […]
Gang Expert on Criminal Violence: ‘This is Real’
Before turning the lights down, gang expert Carter Hickman warned the scattering of young men in the room: “The things that I am going to show you tonight I do not want you to let go to your head like you can beat the system.” He assured the audience that […]
Bye-Bye, College of Arts & Sciences
Florida A&M’s Board of Trustees agreed to change the name of the university’s restructured College of Arts & Sciences. Trustees voted unanimously on the names College of Science & Technology and College of Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities. COST will house science departments — chemistry, physics, biology, mathematics — and […]
FAMU Trustees Give Ammons ‘No Confidence’ Vote
TALLAHASSEE–All but four of Florida A&M’s Board of Trustees present Thursday expressed their disapproval of President James H. Ammons’s handling of the “crisis” that followed Robert Champion’s hazing death in November. Ammons said he hear the board “loudly and clearly” and that he would work to repair the university’s image. Trustee William […]
Rare Venus Transit Reminds Viewers of Size of Solar System
HONOLULU (AP) – Filtering the sun’s light to a minuscule fraction of its true power allowed sky-gazers over the world to watch a silhouetted Venus travel across Earth’s closest star, an extremely rare spectacle that served as a reminder of how tiny our planet really is. After all, the next […]
FAMU Picks Administrator Michael Thompson for Dean of Pharmacy
Florida A&M recently appointed longtime administrator Michael Thompson as the new dean in the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Until last week, Thompson had been the assistant dean for Clinical Affairs and professor of pharmacy practice. He has worked for the university since 1981 when he started as an associate […]
AP: Ammons Wants Only Full-Time Students in ‘100’
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Florida A&M University is proposing sweeping changes to its famed Marching “100” band. FAMU President James Ammons on Monday said he wants to limit the band to full-time FAMU students. Ammons also wants to put in more rigorous academic requirements and a four-year limit on how […]
Residents Celebrate Agriculture at FAMU’s Farm Fest
Farm lovers swarmed Florida A&M’s third-annual Farm Fest agricultural exhibition by the dozens on Saturday for tours and produce. Held at FAMU’s Research Extension Center in Quincy, Fla., Farm Fest featured walking and riding tours through the 267-acre facility, exhibits from organic food providers and demonstrations from growers and veterinarians. People milled about the farm, watching […]