Six cars were involved in an accident on the corner of Gamble Street and Perry Street on Wednesday, April 23. The driver of a black SUV ran a stop sign and crashed into a FAMU student. The SUV flipped on its side and collided into a parked, which then hit […]

The weary job market sparked an increase in the number of Florida A&M University students who are studying abroad this year.       This summer, 27 students from FAMU’s Office of International Education and Development and 11 students from the College of Law Office of International Development will leave for […]

Salary reductions, a hiring freeze, and a four-day work week may all soon be part of Florida A&M University’s future.  On Monday’s general faculty meeting, a series of options called “Potential Reduction Measures” were proposed to the university’s staff.  Some of these measures could go into effect as early as […]

The American Pharmacists Association awarded Dr. Henry Lewis, III, dean of Florida A&M University’s College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, its 2009 Hugo H. Schaefer Award in early April. The Hugo Schaefer Award is the American Pharmacists Association’s second highest award given to APhA members to recognize those who have […]

The Board of Trustees were disappointed Thursday when they were told Florida A&M University would lose $3.6 million this spring due to the state’s economic downturn. “There is a projected general revenue shortfall of $6 billion,” said FAMU’s Chief Financial Officer Teresa Hardee as she explained the state’s financial forecast. […]

FAMU is making history by being the most recent non-medical HBCU to have an article published in a prestigious science journal.     The work of three FAMU professors from the Environmental Sciences Institute appeared in the March 2009 issue of the Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). The article […]

The Senate Higher Education Committee in Florida may approve a bill that will allow public universities in the state to charge green fees. Green fees are funds that students vote for and then decide how they will be spent on projects that promote environmental sustainability. Examples include placing solar panels […]

As Earth Day approaches, national, state and local organizations are taking action to support a safer and healthier environment. Gov. Charlie Crist along with 1,000 students will celebrate April 22 at the Capitol. Established in 1970, Earth Day’s mission is to unite the world toward a common cause of environmental […]

Tickets are required to attend the first graduation ceremony on May 3, where former President Bill Clinton will be the guest speaker. The graduates affected by this rule are students of the College of Arts and Sciences, The School of Architecture, The Environmental Science Institute, and The College of Law. […]

The university’s handbook/code of conduct, FANG, will only be available online beginning with the 2009-2010 edition.             This is the second step in FAMU’s goal to become a paperless university, according to Henry Kirby, associate vice president of the Division of Student Affairs and dean of students. The […]