The Florida A&M University (FAMU) Office of International Education and Development has been notified by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that temporary exemptions for non-immigrant students taking online classes due to the pandemic for the fall 2020 semester will be modified. The Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) will require International students attending schools…
Florida Bar Exam Date Changed to Avoid Primary Election Day The Florida Board of Bar Examiners, with the approval of the Supreme Court of Florida, announces a change to the date of the August 2020 Bar Examination. To avoid a conflict with the August 18, 2020 primary election in Florida, the August 2020 Bar…
For Immediate Release: Monday, July 6, 2020 FAMU Law Extends Remote Instruction through Fall 2020 Semester ORLANDO, Fla – Florida A&M University (FAMU) College of Law Dean Deidré Keller has announced that all classes will be taught online during the Fall 2020 semester in accordance with the recommendation of the College of Law Reopening…
For Immediate Release: July, 1, 2020 PRE-LAW SUMMER BOOT CAMP OFFERS UP CLOSE LOOK AT THE LEGAL PROFESSION ORLANDO, Fla – Pre-law students who registered for the Florida A&M University (FAMU) Legal Scholars Summer Boot Camp were up for the challenges presented in this thought-provoking two-week virtual session. “Students had an opportunity to…
Florida’s 12 law schools propose solidarity and unified approach with new Consortium for Racial Justice FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GULFPORT, Fla. (June 23, 2020) – In light of longstanding and recent acts of racist violence, the Deans of the 12 law schools in Florida have formed the Florida Law Schools’ Consortium for Racial Justice…
Board of Governors Approves FAMU Reopening Plan The Florida Board of Governors (BOG) unanimously approved Florida A&M University’s plans in anticipation of the return of students to campus this fall. The plan includes a hybrid offering of online and in-person instruction, social distancing in classrooms, temperature and symptom monitoring and a mandatory facemask policy.…
FAMU Law Alum Andrew Bain Appointed as Ninth Judicial Circuit Judge in Orange County ORLANDO, Fla – Florida A&M University College of Law alumnus Andrew Bain has been appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis as a judge for the Ninth Judicial Circuit in Orange County. Orlando-based Bain has been an assistant state attorney in the Ninth Circuit since 2013. “I am…
For Immediate Release June 12, 2020 FAMU Law’s Shanice Cameron Awarded Holland & Knight Scholarship ORLANDO, Fla.- Florida A&M University (FAMU) College of Law student Shanice Cameron has been selected to receive the Holland & Knight Scholarship and Internship. As the 2020-2021 Holland & Knight Scholar, Cameron will receive full in-state tuition for…
ORLANDO, Fla.- Florida A&M University (FAMU) College of Law 2020 third-year student Malaysha Seals has been selected for the prestigious 2020 Rural Summer Legal Corps Fellowship. The Mobile, Alabama native is one of 35 students selected for this position among almost 450 applicants. “This is an excellent opportunity and I am excited to be giving…
A first name is not the only thing best friends Ashley Stewart and Ashley Adkins share. They share a common career goal and are also members of the Florida A&M University College of Law graduating class of 2020. Stewart and Adkins grew up together in Pembroke Pines, Florida, where they met in kindergarten and have…
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