Leaders from over 100 historically black colleges and universities met with President Obama this week in Washington, D.C. to discuss the future of black institutions and fight for put African-American students in the workplace. However, President James H. Ammons was not one of them.  Obama marked the 30th annual national HBCU week by inviting the schools’ […]

Florida A&M will soon say farewell to Egwu E. Kalu, FAMU associate professor of chemical and biomedical engineering.  Kalu has received the Fulbright Scholar grant, America’s flagship international educational exchange program. Egwu will return in 2012 after a year of teaching and conducting research at Covenant University, Ota in Nigeria. Kalu will join his Covenant University faculty colleagues to conduct research on […]

The tragic explosion of a gas pipeline in a San Francisco suburb has shed light on a problem usually kept underground: Communities have expanded over pipes built decades earlier when no one lived there. Utilities have been under pressure for years to better inspect and replace aging gas pipes that […]

After a long day in classes and at work, the last thing you want to return home to is a notice saying that you must vacate within 24 hours. This happened to several residents in Florida A&M's Phase III Housing Complex last week. Due to apparent mold in the apartments, […]

Florida A&M’s Department of Psychology held its first national conference Sept. 10-11. The conference highlighted the study of African and black psychology and recognized the contributions of Kobi Kambon, who has dedicated the past 30years at FAMU as a psychology professor and department chair of FAMU’s Psychology Graduate Program. Kambon’s career […]

Florida A&M will host the nations first National Goat Conference, Sept. 12-15 at the Leon County Civic Center. The conference will provide a forum for goat producers, students, professionals and organizations to address all aspects of one the fastest growing areas in the livestock industry. The conference theme, “Strengthening the […]

Just a little over five years ago what started off as a formation over the Bahamas and crossed over the state of Fla. What started as a category one hurricane turned into the sixth strongest hurricane (according to Atlantic Hurricanes) and caused catastrophic damage to 80 percent of New Orleans. […]

Finally, the 39th Student Senate confirmed Kashif Smiley on Aug. 30 as the new Chief Justice. According to Iman Sandifer, who is the 40th Student Senate President, the vote was 15 yes, one no and two senators obtained from voting. For the past year and a half, the Supreme Court […]

In response to a competitive job market and a more global environment, Florida A&M is now offering four new language courses to prepare students to become multi-dimensional in the workplace. Languages being offered include Mandarin Chinese, Arabic, Hausa and Portuguese. The enrollment period is now open and applicants can […]