Florida A&M President James Ammons‘ resignation is effective today, July 16, 2012. The university’s Board of Trustees unanimously agreed this morning to accept Ammons‘ resigning immediately.  Ammons and Board of Trustees Chairman Solomon Badger agreed last night to a quick “transitioning out” that means he would give up his post […]

Florida A&M’s Board of Trustees Monday appointed Provost Larry Robinson as the interim president of the university pending confirmation at the next face-to-face meeting of trustees in August. Calling for “stability” and “continuity,” trustees unanimously named Robinson to the presidency in the wake of now-former President James Ammons submitting his […]

Florida A&M’s Board of Trustees is meeting this morning to discuss the fallout from President James H. Ammons‘ sudden decision last Wednesday to resign from the helm of the university.  In a call-in meeting that afternoon, trustees pressed for a “prompt” meeting calling Ammons‘ departure a grave and uncertain turn […]

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – A Florida law that requires people caught with illegal drugs in their possession to prove their innocence has been upheld by the state Supreme Court. Unlike virtually every other state in the country where it’s up to a prosecutor to prove guilt, the 2002 Florida law […]

Facebook and Twitter erupted in a frenzy Wednesday on the news that Florida A&M President James Ammons was resigning. As in other circles, the opinions of social media users split: either people were for Ammons‘ decision to leave or were against the university’s 10th president’s resignation.   FAMU alumna Nija Sharp expressed […]

HOUSTON (AP) – Unflinching before a skeptical NAACP crowd, Mitt Romney declared Wednesday he’d do more for African-Americans than Barack Obama, the nation’s first black president. He drew jeers when he lambasted the Democrat’s policies. “If you want a president who will make things better in the African-American community, you […]

Many Florida A&M students disagreed with President James Ammons’ decision to resign later this year. But others insist that Ammons, who had faced scrutiny for the past seven months in the wake of a hazing “crisis,” needed to leave the university. “I want him back,” said a Kaydia Martin, a […]

Eight months after the death of Robert Champion, Florida A&M University President James Ammons submitted his resignation. In a letter to Board of Trustees Chairman Solomon Badger III, Ammons wrote, “After considerable thought, introspection and conversations with my family, I have decided to resign from my position as president in […]

For the second time in five years, Florida A& M will be without a president. Following President James Ammons’ resignation Wednesday, the Board of Trustees is scheduled to meet on Monday to discuss leadership for the university. At that time, board members are expected to discuss whether to place Ammons […]