Two Florida A&M students are being held in Leon County Jail after being accused of credit card fraud that, investigators say, cost people hundreds of thousands of dollars in unauthorized charges. Both Audrey Kennedy, 22, and Devin Paschall, 20, were each charged with 182 counts of credit card fraud and […]

Some students at Florida A&M University are frustrated with the Office of Student Financial Aid and the inability to contact staff members via telephone.       The Office of Student Financial Aid receives an average of 2,000 calls per day during peak periods, according to Michelle Williams, the associate director of financial […]

The Florida Student Association Board of Directors hosted a discussion about higher education issues with Chancellor Frank Brogan Thursday inside the Florida A&M Student Senate Chambers. The Student Government Association leaders within the State University System from all 11 universities met to discuss strategic ways to create a strong unifying […]

Florida A&M students, faculty and alumni gathered at Lee Hall Auditorium Friday for the celebration of the university’s Founder’s Day. Founded on Oct. 3, 1887 as a school for colored students, FAMU has since grown to include a diverse array of students. The FAMU concert choir began the program by […]

The infrastructure for online courses at Florida A&M is in the process of improvement.   Franzetta Fitz, director of the office of instructional technology, said the first and most important step FAMU has taken toward the development of online courses is to ensure a strong and reliable infrastructure.  Fitz said […]

In the C.C. Cunningham Career Center, five workers have taken on the workload of 13 people because of university budget cuts. The resignation of the internship coordinator has led employees to have to fill in empty space. Delores Dean, the director of the career center, said the previous internship coordinator […]

The Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics ranked Florida A&M University second behind the University of Phoenix-Online Campus in producing more blacks with bachelor degrees. The survey was conducted during the 2007-2008 academic year and handed over to the Department of Education in mid-March of 2009. Chief Communications […]

The senate chambers was standing room only. Several students came out to the 39th Student Senate meeting Monday to support the new freshman class senators and the Aquatics Club. “I didn’t think it would be this many people, I just came to support my friend [freshman senator],” said Jasmine Fields, […]

In the past month, three Historically Black Colleges and Universities faced challenges such as a student protest that lead to change, slight increase of enrollment numbers and greek letter organization violence. At Howard University, students won a protest against officials to extend the hours of registration. “The financial aid office […]

The student stimulus package from the Franklin-Hayes administration has been finalized and is available for students. During campaign season, the Franklin–Hayes ticket promised students that they would pay attention to student issues. The student stimulus package is the response to these issues. The stimulus package consists of $30,000 that students […]