For Immediate Release: July 29, 2020 FAMU Bragg Stadium COVID-19 Testing Site To Temporarily Close Due to Approach Of Tropical Storm The Florida A&M University (FAMU) Bragg Memorial Stadium COVID-19 Testing Site will be shuttered temporarily beginning at the close of business Thursday due to the passage of Tropical Storm Isaias. . All COVID-19…
For Immediate Release: July 18, 2020 FAMU Mourns the Death of Civil Rights Giants John Lewis and The Reverend C.T. Vivian The Florida A&M University family mourns with the nation the passing of two giants of the fight for civil rights, the Rev. C.T. Vivian and U.S. Rep. John Lewis. “Their lifelong commitment…
For Immediate Release July 16, 2020 St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter III Is FAMU Summer Commencement Speaker Florida A&M University (FAMU) alumnus and St. Paul, Minnesota Mayor Melvin Carter III will be the keynote speaker for the University’s virtual Summer Commencement ceremony 10 a.m. August 1. The celebration for 400 graduates will be aired live…
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…
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