Friday, July 25, 2025
Freelance photographer Fred Watkins discussing his photos Photo credit: Sydne Vigille As part of the Knight Chair Speaker Series, photojournalist Fred Watkins visited Florida A&M University on Jan. 30 to give a photographic walk through history in the Meek-Eaton Black Archives. Watkins has been a photojournalist for over 25 years […]
There is a former plantation in Tallahassee offering a quick history lesson on the African American middle class. The Goodwood Museum and Gardens has a small collection of photos and artifacts in its Ascension Exhibit, depicting life during the reconstruction era for blacks in the South. The exhibit’s purpose was […]
FAMU’s recycling program has recently changed its efforts to make the campus a more effective green school. Geraldine Ingram is the training and recycling specialist for FAMU. “The Department of Environmental Health and Safety is committed to promoting environmental stewardship and resource conservation among students, faculty and […]
Florida A&M University has begun a new leadership experience program. After one year of this program’s existence, FAMU will soon begin accepting applications to be in the Beta Cohort of the Fang Leadership Academy. FANG Leadership Academy is a student organization designed to foster servant leadership, critical thinking and motivate […]
Nechelle Davis, a senior interdisciplinary studies major from Fort Lauderdale, transferred to Florida A&M in January of 2016. Davis is no stranger to the routine of transitioning from institution to institution. Prior to FAMU she attended Santa Fe College in Gainesville and Auburn University in Alabama. Davis’ complications with the […]
Dr. Joseph Henderson receiving honoree award | Photo credit: Sydne Vigille Joseph Henderson is a veteran of the Persian Gulf War and served seven years as a commissioned officer in the United States Navy. He earned his Bachelor’s of Science in physics from FAMU. “I am a graduate of Florida A&M […]
Florida A&M University’s Career and Professional Development Center is providing students with an online career management tool called HireARattler. This tool allows students to create a profile that highlights their skills, experiences, education, coursework and interests. Students are matched with job and internship opportunities based on the information they provided. […]
Photographed By: Ke'Neesha Weaver Florida A&M University’s School of Journalism & Graphic Communication is preparing for the arrival of the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC). ACEJMC is the agency responsible for the evaluation of professional journalism and mass communications programs in colleges and universities. Seventeen […]
Maria Rodriguez standing on capitol hill to lobby to Congress on behalf of "dreamers." Photo credit: Maria Rodriguez The Deferred Actions for Childhood Arrivals program, otherwise known as DACA, was implemented in 2012 by President Barack Obama to protect immigrants who came to the United States as children. […]
Sharad Shabazz and line brother donating to the Kearney Center in Tallahassee. | Photo credit:Sharad Shabazz Florida A&M University (FAMU) student-athletes are striving to make a difference in the Tallahassee community through one initiative called “Soap for Hope.” Soap for Hope is an initiative created by Sharard Shabazz to engage […]