Ciara Taylor stepped out of her borrowed Oldsmobile and shuffled into her home after another day at work. Taylor, who graduated from Florida A&M in August, was unable to afford payments on her 2003 Mercedes-Benz after it broke down. “I am scared to look at what I owe,” Taylor said with […]

Alumni, band directors and band members hope Florida A&M’s new band director with “vision” and will respect the tradition of university’s famed Marching “100” band. In June, FAMU began the search for a replacement for Julian White, the former director of bands who retired in the midst of a showdown […]

Florida A&M celebrates 125 years this year, and university officials have big plans to mark the occasion. Sharon Saunders, director of communications, said the university hopes to recognize more than 200 alumni and other outstanding contributors to FAMU’s history. She said she plans to encourage campus organizations to participate through […]

Florida A&M University Interim President Larry Robinson announced Tuesday that he has appointed long-time dean in the School of Architecture Rodner Wright as the new interim provost and vice president for Academic Affairs. Robinson called him “a thoughtful and astute leader who is in tune with the academic tenor of […]

Florida A&M has promised to bring rapper Nayvadius “Future” Cash to its first home-game half-time show this football season.  ““This is an exciting time for FAMU football, and the Athletics program has created an energetic and vibrant halftime production to give fans and supporters a spectacular experience,” Athletics Director Derek Horne was […]

Florida A&M students can expect a sweet surprise in the fall semester with the opening of Tropical Smoothie Café on campus. The café, which is known for its smoothies, gourmet wraps, specialty sandwiches, and salads will be located in the downstairs food court next to the Pizza Hut and WOW […]

Florida A&M is looking for an experienced law-enforcement manager to run its police department. FAMU PD has been without a chief since April 2 when former chief Calvin Ross retired. The Hollins group, an executive search and professional services firm, is screening applicants for the position. Applications closed on July […]

Florida A&M split its largest college into two smaller ones this summer to, as the university hopes, better administer similar programs. On July 1, the former College of Arts and Sciences became the College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities and the College of Science and Technology. As the names […]

Former state senator Alfred “Al” Lawson won Tuesday’s primary for the 2nd congressional district race. according to the unofficial results coming from the election. Lawson will face incumbent Rep. Steve Southerland on Nov. 6.  He is a Florida A&M alumnus who also served as a state representative.

Larry Robinson was praised Wednesday for his dedication to Florida A&M. The university’s Board of Trustees lauded his work as provost as they unanimously voted him interim president.  A packed room of faculty, alumni and some students stood and applauded Robinson’s appointment to head FAMU.    It has been one […]