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FAMU alumnus named Palm Beach County School District superintendent
Donald Fennoy was named the Palm Beach County School District Superintendent Photo credit: Bruce R. Bennett Donald Fennoy, a husband of 16 years, father of two and graduate of Florida A&M University (FAMU), has had a long yet successful journey to become the only African-American and youngest person to […]
Silent March held in respect of Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Active Minds was one of the organizations that hosted the Silent March on April 5 on FAMU's campus. Photo credit: Angelique Beckford Organizations at Florida A&M University (FAMU) including Progressive Black Men, Inc., S.I.S.T.U.H.S., and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. and Active Minds hosted a silent march on April […]
Students collaborate with CIVIP for Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Attendes of "Shatter the Stigma" in the Rattlers Den holding stigmas written on balloons before they were popped. Photo credit: Tanzania Ralph Florida A&M University (FAMU) students Tanzania Ralph, Theresa Ballard, Phyillisity Walters and Michelle Johnson partnered with The Center for Interpersonal Violence Intervention and Prevention (CIVIP) to host […]
FAMU students take part in historic march in Memphis
Photo courtesy of Onyx Franklin Florida A&M University students went to Memphis this week to participate in the “MLK50 I Am 2018” March to commemorate the legacy of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. I AM 2018 is a conglomerate of organizations including AFSCME, COGIC, and civil, human […]
Students don’t feel safe on Tallahassee’s south side
Tallahassee is known as home to two of the most prestigious colleges on different sides of the tracks: Florida A & M and Florida State. One is among the greatest HBCUs in the land; the other is one of the state’s only two preeminent universities and is also known […]
Collaboration exposes theater students to black hillbilly music
Students in Oral Interpretation class interview Kay Wilder to analyze her music. Photo credit: Earnest Jones Throughout the course of three weeks students in a theater oral interpretation course were introduced to song lyrics by singer, songwriter and FAMU graphics professor Kay Wilder. Students analyzed lyrics and texts, understood the […]
FAMU aims to amp up graduate school numbers
The push is on to lure more college graduates to Florida A&M University. David Jackson, associate provost and dean of the School of Graduate Studies, says increasing the numbers in his unit is his top priority. “I travel all over the country to try and reach students,” Jackson said. […]
Seminar focuses on safe schools
While the state is providing money and training for teachers in Florida to be able to carry weapons, it’s more complicated than that. “The local sheriff, the school board and superintendent all need to be in an agreement that that is what they want to do,” said Brooks Rumenik, […]
FAMU’s Nicoll earns MEAC Player of the Week
If you haven’t been to a baseball game to see Thomas Nicoll pitch, you have been missing out on a show. And this week Nicoll has was named MEAC Baseball Player of the Week. Nicoll is a senior criminal justice student and he is a native of Tallahassee. He’s […]