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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Provost Larry Robinson is Interim FAMU President
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 […]
Trustees Agree to Ammons’ Immediate Resignation
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 […]
As FAMU Searches for New Band Director, Band Member Thinks There’s One Obvious Choice
Mud puddles dotted the grassy field. It had rained earlier that day, and “The Patch” was still showing signs of the recent downpour. But still Florida A&M’s Marching “100” practiced. The band’s formations took crooked, meandering turns around the 30-year practice field — all under the gaze of then-band director […]
‘Charlie Sky’ Song About President Ammons Sparks Major Conversation at FAMU
Less than 24 hours after Florida A&M President James H. Ammons resigned Wednesday, a FAMU student posted a satirical song online about Ammons’ abrupt decision to leave, sending students to social media sites with mixed reactions. James Genwright, better known as “Charlie Sky,” released the song “President Ammons” at midnight […]
Florida Supreme Court Upholds Drug Law
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 […]
FAMU Alumna Releases New Book, Fourth Street
#8220;Fourth Street” by Florida A&M alumna Anastasia Means-Dallas is a children’s book that reveals her cherished relationship with her grandfather, Forest “Daddy” Bowman. After her parents separate her mother, sister and her left Connecticut and moves in with her Grandparents in Quincy, Florida. There she learned life lesson from her […]
GOP-ruled House Votes to Kill Obamacare
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pressing an election-year point, Republicans pushed yet another bill through the House on Wednesday to repeal the nation’s two-year-old health care law, a maneuver that forced Democrats to choose between President Barack Obama’s signature domestic achievement and a public that is persistently skeptical of its value. The […]
Ammons’ Leaving Gets Split Reactions from Students
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 […]
Crowd Boos Romney at NAACP Event
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 […]