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. […]
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General Counsel Closes Hardee Case
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 […]
Sampson & Young To Enhance On-Campus Experiences
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 […]
Two Young Actresses on The Rise
The film “Underground” directed by Florida A&M alumnus Akil DuPont has had monumental success. Hillary Eaton, 13, stars as Ruby and her sister, Nike, 8, stars as Emala. When Hillary was 11, she played the role of Ruby, granddaughter of older Emaal. Not knowing what to expect from the film, […]
Tanner Exhibition Opens
The Foster Tanner Fine Arts Gallery held the opening reception for the third annual PINNACLE National Juried Art Exhibition on Friday, Sept. 2. Harris Wiltsher, director of the Foster Tanner Fine Arts Gallery and member of the Mary Brogan Museum’s art Exhibition Committee, invited Chucha Barbra, CEO of the Mary […]
Fort Valley President Returns to ‘The Hill’
In March 2006, Larry Rivers left his post as the dean of Florida A&M’s College of Arts and Sciences to assume the presidency of Fort Valley State in rural Middle Georgia. This move was only after Rivers’ lauded stint as a faculty member, administrator, and supporter of a school in […]
Magazines Recognizes FAMU among Top Colleges
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 […]
Student Death Should Provoke Unity
Shannon Washington, a Florida A&M University student athlete was killed this past Sunday. Early Sunday morning, Tallahassee Police Department responded to a report of a stabbing at University Courtyard apartment complex. When they arrived, officers found Washington with a knife wound to the neck reportedly from her friend Starquinesha Palmer. […]
HBCUs Not a Last Resort
While some may think that an HBCU—Historically Black Colleges and Universities is nothing more than an institution comprised of black people, it is far more than that. It is a community of intelligent, strong-minded and determined black men and women who prove the stereotype that claims that we are incompetent […]
Life As An RA at Sampson and Young
August 24th was the opening day for Sampson and Young Halls. It was the first time the housing staff and the public embraced the new residence facilities. As a Resident Assistant, I never walked through the halls of a building wearing a bright orange housing staff shirt, but I have […]