Florida A&M University (FAMU) has launched an aggressive campaign offering up to $1 million in prizes to encourage students and employees to get vaccinated to safeguard the full return of in-person instruction and activities this fall. To kick off the campaign, FAMU President Larry Robinson, Ph.D., appeared in a video using the phrase “We can’t be FAM…
By: Jazmine Runyon  The Florida A&M University (FAMU) Meek-Eaton Black Archives has created a memorial exhibit to celebrate former President Frederick S. Humphries’, Sr., Ph.D. tenure. Using items from the Fred Humphries Collection, the exhibit highlights aspects of Humphries’ presidency – his academic regalia, memorabilia of the FAMU centennial celebration and the College…
The Florida A&M University (FAMU) lineup  of summer commencement ceremony speakers is headlined by civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump and includes alumni Marcelia Freeman and Monica Rainge. So far, 482 summer 2021 graduates and 1,060 2020 graduates have registered to participate in the ceremonies to be held at the Al Lawson Jr. Gymnasium and Multipurpose…
ORLANDO, Fla – Florida A&M University (FAMU) College of Law Professor Jennifer Smith has been selected to serve on a committee of the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE). “I am honored to use my background as a legal practitioner and professor to participate in shaping the bar exam for future lawyers,” said Professor Jennifer…
ORLANDO, Fla – Two Florida A&M University (FAMU) College of Law students are recipients of the Justice John Paul Stevens Public Interest Fellowship. Destiny Hibbler is working this summer with the Southern District of Florida Federal Public Defender’s Office in Miami. The Fort Worth, Texas, native aspires to become a federal public defender after law…
For Immediate Release July 10, 2021      Former FAMU President Frederick Humphries Remembered For ‘A Life That Mattered’ Former Florida A&M University President Dr. Frederick S. Humphries, Sr. was remembered in funeral services at the Al Lawson Center Saturday as a mentor, recruiter, leader, visionary, and innovator whose legacy includes the student scholars who have…
FAMU Mourns the Passing of Former President Frederick S. Humphries Sr.  ‘He committed his life to the advancement of higher education’ TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Frederick S. Humphries, Sr., Ph.D., under whose leadership Florida A&M University (FAMU) was named College of the Year, and who was a lifelong cheerleader and advocate for his alma mater, died…
Embargoed until 12:30 p.m. E.T. June 17, 2021 FAMU Receives $5M Grant from Google Funding is designed to help create pathways and opportunities for Black Students in the STEM Industry Tallahassee (Thursday, June 17, 2021) – Florida A&M University (FAMU) today announced it is one of 10 institutions to receive a $5 million grant from…
For Immediate Release: June 10, 2021 FAMU Law Student Kristin Sanders Receives Kozyak Minority Mentoring Foundation Summer Fellowship ORLANDO, Fla – Kristin Sanders, a first-year law student at Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University (FAMU) College of Law has received the Kozyak Minority Mentoring Foundation Summer Fellowship. The Fellowship uses mentoring as a platform to increase…
For Immediate Release: June 1, 2021 FAMU Law 2021 Graduate Oliver Telusma Receives Equal Justice Works Fellowship to Help People Avoid Eviction ORLANDO, Fla – Florida A&M University (FAMU) College of Law 2021 graduate Oliver Telusma is one of the recipients of the annual Equal Justice Works Fellowship. Telusma is assigned to the Community Justice…
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