As Florida A&M nears its 125th anniversary, “Washington Monthly” magazine ranked the university in its top 100 “National Universities.” FAMU ranked number 84 out 100 colleges, which according Washington Monthly, excel in the area of social mobility, cutting-edge research, and community service from the student body. The university was ranked […]

Florida A&M has reopened two of its recently renovated resident halls on campus this semester. Oscar Crumity, director of housing, said Sampson and Young Hall houses 239 male FAMU students. With 158 residents in Sampson and 81 in Young, the dorms will aid in increasing the living capacity on-campus for […]

Last spring, Chief Financial Officer Teresa Hardee played a high profile role in Florida A&M University’s restructuring plan to save millions of dollars. But even as the plan took shape, Hardee, who is also vice president for administrative and financial services, found herself getting some unwanted attention.   The FAMU […]

The university community is still in shock over the death of Florida A&M women’s basketball shooting guard, Shannon Washington, who died Sunday morning after being stabbed in the neck. Tallahassee Police arrived at 3025 South Adams St. in response to a stabbing and found Washington in her University Courtyard apartment. […]

Thomas Nelson’s mother remembers him as an only child who was always positive despite a lifelong heart condition. The 21-year-old graphic design student from Jacksonville reportedly died at a hospital over the weekend. According SJGC Dean James Hawkins, Nelson had become ill and was hospitalized for some time. Associate Vice […]

Future plans for students pursuing a career in oral and dental health at Florida A&M seems promising. On Thursday, Aug. 4, at a university Board of Trustees meeting, the Academic Affairs Committee presented a plan to establish a doctor of dental medicine (DMD) degree program. The program will focus on […]

Florida A&M shooting guard Shannon Washington was killed early Sunday morning during an argument with her friend Starquineshia Palmer, according to the Tallassee Police Department. TPD officers arrived at 3025 Adams Street at approximately 2:05 a.m., after a stabbing had been reported. Upon arrival, they found Washington with a stab […]

Students filed by the hundreds into Lee Hall auditorium for the vigil ceremony of Shannon Washington, a Florida A&M student and women’s basketball shooting guard. Athletes donned their respective team jerseys, and the rest of the student body entered with heavy hearts for the fallen Rattler. The evening’s events provided […]

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating Florida A&M Chief Financial Officer Teresa Hardee and two other university employees. Teresa Hardee has been the CFO since 2007, after holding the position of internal auditor at North Carolina Central University, under then-president and President of FAMU James Ammons. According to […]

Florida A&M President James Ammons recently ordered that Chief Financial Officer Teresa Hardee lose nearly one week in vacation time, approximately 34 hours, for her alleged misuse of work time to do graduate coursework. Ammons‘ August 5 decision followed an investigation by the university general counsel who recommended Hardee be punished […]