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The Rattlers, Marching 100
2021-06-27 15:36
At 7:30 pm (EST) FAMU alumni, around the globe, are being asked to celebrate the life and legacy of Frederick Humphries, PhD, by raising a glass in his honor and posting a photo of your… Read More
2021-06-26 13:46
Robert SeniorsRobert T. Seniors, has been appointed chief information officer (CIO)/associate vice president Information Technology Services (AVP ITS) effective Friday, June 25, a position h… Read More
2021-06-25 04:02
We sadly mourn the passing of Frederick Stephen Humphries, 8th President of Florida A&M University, a proud son of FAMU and Apalachicola, FL. Dr. Humphries dedicated his life to pu… Read More
2021-06-25 02:23
Dr. Frederick Stephen Humphries, who served as the FAMU president for nearly 17 years and built it into an academic powerhouse, and the first TIME Magazine/Princeton Review “College of… Read More
2021-06-24 04:55
FAMU junior defensive back Markquese Bell was named to the 2021 Athlon Sports Preseason All-American team on Tuesday. During the 2019 season, Bell burst onto the scene m… Read More
2021-06-23 14:04
FAMU improved in eight of twelve categories on the Board of Governors' performance based funding (PBF) goals from the 2018-19 school year to the 2019-20 school year. How… Read More
2021-06-22 13:03
An internal report suggests, that since FAMU partnered with Cengage to offer students access to subscription-based eBooks and course materials last summer, students have saved on averaged $1… Read More
2021-06-21 15:11
The US Supreme Court, this morning, ruled unanimously against the NCAA in a dispute over limits placed on certain compensation that student-athletes can receive.The decision, written b… Read More
2021-06-19 11:07
The deep legacy of FAMU and 13 other notable historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) will be onboard Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner as it embarks on its second missi… Read More
2021-06-18 04:48
FAMU is one of 10 HBCUs that will receive a $5 million grant from Google, designed to help create pathways and opportunities for increased diverse representation in the STEM industry. The on… Read More
2021-06-17 04:29
Former FAMU President George W. Gore preparing for commencement with the assistance of his wife Pearl. circa 1962Getty Images is committing $500,000 to digitize the rich visual hi… Read More
2021-06-15 04:17
The FAMU Marching 100 Summer Band Camp returns to campus July 6-10, 2021.Camp went virtual in 2020Last year, during the height of worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, the camp shifted to a virt… Read More
2021-06-14 04:03
Jim ‘Mudcat’ Grant the first Black pitcher in American League history to win 20 games, has died at the age of 85. The Minnesota Twins, for whom Grant pitched for four of his 14 m… Read More
2021-06-13 12:11
Jacksonville Rattlers kickoff Strike Tour with $20,010 donation.The initial leg of FAMU athletics’ “Strike Tour 21”, coaches tour, raised $65,510 on it's stops in Jacksonvi… Read More
2021-06-12 04:02
Bragg Stadium Phase I renovations are ahead of schedule said Heath Annin, President of Ram Construction and Development, the Midway, FL, based company in charge of the project. &nb&hell…Read More
2021-06-11 13:52
The FAMU Cooperative Extension Program has partnered with Jacob Chapel Baptist Church, on Tallahassee’s southside to plant a community garden that will produce about 1,000 pounds of ve… Read More
2021-06-10 04:14
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Board of Trustees decision not to grant tenure to Nikole Hannah-Jones, a Pulitzer Prize-winner and member of the school’s j… Read More
2021-06-08 11:35
SVB Financial Group, the parent company of Silicon Valley Bank, has made a $ 1 million gift to FAMU to provide four-year full tuition and room and board scholarships to students in who… Read More
2021-06-07 04:08
FAMU retained its place as the top ranked public historically Black college or university in the latest U.S. News & World Report (USNWR) rankings, while improvin… Read More
2021-06-06 14:24
Donovan Long, a 2015 summa cum laude graduate of the FAMU School of Journalism and Graphic Communications, has been named “Best News Anchor” in Michigan for 2020 by the Michigan… Read More
2021-06-05 11:48
Nashid Madyun, DMNashid Madyun, DM, director Carrie Meek-James M. Eaton Sr. Southeastern Regional Black Archives and Research Center, has been named executive director of the Florida Hu… Read More
2021-06-04 12:26
The FAMU Board of Trustees, yesterday, approved three-year contract extensions for head football Willie Simmons and head men’s basketball coach Robert McCullum. &nb&hell…Read More
2021-06-03 04:02
The FAMU School of Nursing (SON) has been placed on probation by the Florida Board of Nursing because of low first-time passage rates on the state boards for the past two years, the universi… Read More
2021-06-02 04:02
Between Fall 2018 and Fall 2020 FAMU's student enrollment dropped by 742 students, according State University System of Florida (SUSF) data. The data showed that FAMU has a 431 student enrol… Read More
2021-06-01 12:10
Jaylyn Scott , a member of the FAMU Track Team, has qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, OR. Scott, a junior from Bainbridge, GA, ran a pe… Read More
2021-05-31 12:57
During the early 1900s the Greenwood District located in Tulsa, Oklahoma became one the most prosperous Black communities in the U.S. The area was known as the “Negro Wall Street&rdquo&hell…Read More
2021-05-30 05:26
Darrin Eakins, a 2011 FAMU graduate with a degree in Construction Engineering Technology, has launched a new small batch whiskey that went on sale on May 27, 2021. DuBlase Whiskey… Read More
2021-05-28 12:11
The season opening matchup between FAMU and Jackson State in the 2021 Orange Blossom Classic will broadcast live on ESPN2 at 3pm from Miami Gardens, FL. The OBC will be making its retur… Read More
2021-05-27 07:57
FAMU Trustees will be asked to approve a one-time non-recurring $2,000 lump sum bonus for faculty, administrative & professional, university support personnel service and graduate assist… Read More
2021-05-26 11:28
Neda Yaghoobian, Ph.D., a mechanical engineering researcher and assistant professor in the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the National Scien… Read More
2021-05-25 10:35
Cynthia M. Harris, Ph.D.The FAMU Institute of Public Health (FAMU IPH) has been reaccredited, with no non-compliant findings, by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH). The CEPH B… Read More
2021-05-24 04:45
FAMU has opened a second on campus dining facility located on the south end of the campus next to the newest residence hall, the FAMU Towers, the Marching 100 band practice field, and the Pa… Read More
2021-05-23 13:39
Subramanian Ramakrishnan, Ph.D., a professor for the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, has been selected as a 2021-2022 Leadership Fellow for the Center for the Advancement of STEM Leadership… Read More
2021-05-22 11:16
The 2021 Florida A&M baseball season, came to an end on Friday afternoon, as the Rattlers beat Delaware State 14-13, but lost Friday night's elimination game against North Carolina Centr… Read More
2021-05-21 05:08
The FAMU baseball team (21-33) dropped their first game in the MEAC tournament to the top seed in the MEAC Northern Division, Norfolk State, 8-3 on Thursday afternoon in Norfolk, VA. Th… Read More
2021-05-19 10:51
The FAMU Medical Marijuana Education and Research Initiative (MMERI) will hold a virtual forum on “Cannabis and Addiction” at noon, Thursday, May 27 on Streamyard, Facebook Live… Read More
2021-05-18 13:32
Darryl Tookes, Director, The Institute of Music Research and Music Industries Studies, at FAMU brings real life industry knowledge and excellence to his position with his experience, profess… Read More
2021-05-17 04:17
The FAMU baseball (21-32, 15-13 MEAC) team couldn't salvage a single victory in its four-game weekend series with North Carolina Central (25-18, 17-11 MEAC) and dropped to second place in th… Read More
2021-05-16 13:41
In recent weeks, COVID-19 positivity rates and deaths across the country have declined.After more than a year of being locked in our homes away from work, school, and loved ones and dea… Read More
2021-05-15 13:26
The FAMU School of Allied Health Sciences (SAHS) will host a three-week summer program to introduce high school students to careers in the health professions from June 14 to July 2. &nb&hell…Read More
2021-05-14 12:29
The FAMU baseball team dropped the first game of a crucial four game series to NCCU 10-4 in Durham, NC. The Rattlers (21-29, 15-10 MEAC) are looking to win the four-game series to… Read More
2021-05-13 14:20
The U.S. Department of Education (USDOE), yesterday, released guidance on how colleges and universities can use the $36 billion in emergency funding that was included in the American Re… Read More
2021-05-12 14:09
FAMU, along with the state’s other 11 public universities, plan to increase classroom occupancy to pre-COVID capacity for the 2021-22 academic year and return to pre-COVID operations… Read More
2021-05-10 12:19
FAMU baseball nearly pulled off a weekend sweep of North Carolina A&T, but a two-run home run by the Aggies in extra innings yesterday lifted the Aggies to a 11-9 win in the series final… Read More
2021-05-09 04:02
The Hon. Joseph Woodrow Hatchett, a 1954 FAMU grad, who became Florida's first Black Supreme Court Justice, appointed to the court in 1975 by then Gov. Reubin Askew was laid to rest yesterda… Read More
2021-05-08 12:18
The FAMU baseball team used the late-inning heroics to erase a five-run deficit and defeat North Carolina A&T 7-6 in game one of a four-game home stand on Friday afternoon at Moore-Kittl… Read More
2021-05-07 12:25
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, a FAMU journalism grad, announced late Thursday night that she will not run for reelection this year."As (husband) Derek and I have given though… Read More
2021-05-06 04:02
FAMU head football coach Willie Simmons and Jackson State coach Deion Sanders faced the South Florida media yesterday to talk about the return of the Orange Blossom Class… Read More
2021-05-05 22:23
The massive $101.5 billion Florida state budget passed by the Legislature last week includes a long sought after $1.6 million appropriation for the FAMU Brooksville Agriculture and Research… Read More
2021-05-04 04:01
The Meek-Eaton Black Archives Research Center and Museum at FAMU recently received a gift of nine rare 18th and 19th century Ghana wooden “field spirits” valued at more… Read More
2021-05-03 11:47
FAMU retained firm control of first place in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Southern Division, after winning a weekend series against Norfolk State three games to one.  &hell…Read More
2021-05-02 13:12
On the heels of winning its first MEAC Championship, and securing its first automatic berth in the NCAA tournament, the FAMU men's golf team has now signed a partnership with Tayl… Read More
2021-05-01 11:58
FAMU baseball team (15-27, 9-8 MEAC) was hammered by Norfolk State (19-21, 15-6 MEAC) 9-1 in a series opening loss televised live from Norfolk on ESPNU Friday afternoon… Read More
2021-04-30 04:01
Gari D. Tookes, director of FAMU’s Master of Social Work program, has been charged in the alleged sexual abuse of a male minor that investigators said went on for years. Acco… Read More
2021-04-29 11:39
In the late 19th century, the Morrill Land-Grant Acts of 1862 and 1890 helped fund public universities that opened up higher education to larger segments of the nation. For decades, HBC… Read More
2021-04-28 04:24
Last year, by most accounts, was an extraordinary year for historically Black colleges and universities. HBCUs shared the national spotlight with Vice President Kamala Harris, a Howard… Read More
2021-04-27 11:38
The FAMU women's tennis team came up short in the MEAC championship match Saturday falling to SCSU 0-4 this past Sunday. The Lady Rattlers entered the tournament as the No. 2 seed… Read More
2021-04-25 18:16
FAMU held a total of four commencement ceremonies to celebrate the Class of 2021 over this weekend in the Al Lawson Multi-propose Center on campus. Approximately 1,200 candidates appli… Read More
2021-04-24 14:15
The FAMU baseball team split a doubleheader against MEAC foe North Carolina Central University yesterday, the Rattlers dropped game one 0-3, and the evening game 8-3 in Tallahassee. FAM… Read More
2021-04-23 04:10
Work on Bragg Memorial Stadium's facelift for health and safety upgrade to the 67-year-old stadium are well underway with the demolition and removal of the east side stadiums' bleachers and… Read More
2021-04-21 11:33
FAMU captured its first-ever Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Men’s Golf Championship on Tuesday afternoon in Greensboro, N.C.“I am so proud of these young men and all that… Read More
2021-04-20 16:00
Rob HardyFAMU grad Rob Hardy, has signed a multi-year deal with Lionsgate Studios and Power creator Courtney Kemp’s End of Episode Pro… Read More
2021-04-20 05:08
FAMU's Honda Campus All-Star Challenge (HCASC) team has advanced to the championship game and will face the team from NC A&T this evening at 6 p.m. The Rattlers will be looking to… Read More
2021-04-19 04:02
The FAMU Honda Campus All Star Challenge (HCASC) team advanced to the final four of the 2021 academic contest last evening by beating NCCU. FAMU is represented by captain&nb&hell…Read More
2021-04-18 13:46
“Everyone I know is just so tired,” tweeted Jenna Wortham of the New York Times Magazine on Wednesday. Wortham didn’t specify, exactly, why it was she a… Read More
2021-04-17 11:28
The FAMU baseball team (12-21, 6-3 MEAC) lost to the NC A&T Aggies 8-2 in Greensboro yesterday. FAMU jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the top of the third inning, before surr… Read More
2021-04-16 18:06
The FAMU baseball team coming off a three-game losing streak after dropping two games to MEAC foe Norfolk State last Sunday and a game to future SWAC conference foe Alabama State on Tuesday… Read More
2021-04-15 02:32
The Walt Disney Co. today named Kimberly Godwin, a 1984 graduate of the FAMU School of Journalism and Graphic Communications, president of ABC News.Godwin, a longtime producer and execu… Read More
2021-04-13 04:03
Marlon WalkerMarlon A. Walker, a 2005 graduate of the FAMU School of Journalism and Graphic Communications, has been named executive editor of the Clarion Ledger Newspaper in… Read More
2021-04-12 10:42
Joe Biden, on Friday, unveiled his first budget as President. It called for significant investments in historically black colleges and universities including a $3 billion in incre… Read More
2021-04-11 14:21
The FAMU baseball team won its sixth-straight conference game Saturday, as the Rattlers swept a doubleheader from Norfolk State (NSU). The Rattlers won the opener 12-5, while taking the seco… Read More
2021-04-10 04:02
Kim Godwin, a 1984 graduate of the FAMU School of Journalism and a CBS News executive since 2007, is on track to become the first Black woman to run a broadcast network news operation, as sh… Read More
2021-04-09 13:08
The FAMU College of Law, along with Boston College, is hosting the third biennial Race + Intellectual Property (IP) Conference which began yesterday and runs thru Saturday.The conference exa… Read More
2021-04-08 04:03
David H. Jackson Jr., Ph.D., associate provost for Graduate Education and dean of the School of Graduate Studies, Research, and Continuing Education, has been appointed provost and… Read More
2021-04-06 16:51
Congressman Alcee Hastings, a 1963 graduate of the FAMU College of Law, has died. He was 84.Hastings crusaded against racial injustice as a civil rights lawyer, became a federal judge… Read More
2021-04-05 14:26
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III will deliver the keynote address at the FAMU in person Spring 2021 Commencement ceremony 6:30 p.m. Saturday, April 24. Saturday even… Read More
2021-04-04 14:27
“Alleluia! Christ is risen! Alleluia!” This chant is joyfully acclaimed by Christians all over the world every Easter: It is a song of triumph. It celebrates the victory of Jesus… Read More
2021-04-03 13:49
FAMU has lifted its curfew on students living on campus effective immediately, Thursday, April 1, since the positivity rate has declined to a low level. The curfew had been in effect s… Read More
2021-04-02 12:39
The FAMU football team will hold an open practice for fans this Saturday at Bragg Memorial Stadium. The practice begins at 3 p.m., but festivities will kick off at 2 p.m.According to th… Read More
2021-04-01 15:06
Fifteen FAMU graphic design students won 17 American Advertising Federation (AAF) ADDY® awards. The students competed in serval categories ranging from logo design to advertisement. &nbs&hell…Read More
2021-03-31 12:07
Trailing by 6 runs at the mid-point of last evenings baseball game, the Rattlers scored nine runs in the final two endings to beat Alabama State 15-14, in Tallahassee. The victory marke… Read More
2021-03-30 04:02
New coronavirus cases have begun to increase in Florida new data shows. From the week ending Sunday, March 28, 2021, case rose 13% over the previous week. F… Read More
2021-03-29 04:03
The FAMU baseball team racked up 12 runs on 13 hits, including two home runs, yesterday, to defeat North Carolina A&T 12-7 and complete a four game series sweep of the Aggies at Moore-Ki… Read More
2021-03-27 12:59
FAMU wrapped up its second annual 1887 Strikes day of giving yesterday.And, preliminary indications show that, the 1887-minute long campaign, raised $349,169.87 from 2459 Rattlers… Read More
2021-03-26 19:33
The FAMU Men's and Women's Track teams will host the 68th FAMU Relays this Saturday beginning at 9:00 a.m. on the Pete Griffin Track.Teams from Florida State, U-Tennessee Chattanooga, F… Read More
2021-03-25 12:34
If you’ve ever spent time with FAMU scholarship recipient, you know the power of your investments in action — a new generation of leaders who embody the best of what we define as… Read More
2021-03-24 04:01
Willie SimmonsFAMU head football coach Willie Simmons, and the Rattler football team was recognized by the the Leon County School Board, last evening, for their work with students at Bo… Read More
2021-03-23 15:31
Johnnie Early, Ph.D., dean of the FAMU College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Public Health (CoPPS, IPH), has been selected to serve as a leadership facilitator for th… Read More
2021-03-22 12:25
Florida's confirmed COVID-19 cases increased by over 3,987 Sunday bringing the state's total to 2,008,349. Saturday the state became the third in the nation to record more than 2… Read More
2021-03-21 16:47
Michael White Joshua HayMiami-Dade County has tapped a company founded by two recent FAMU accounting grads Joshua Hay and Michael White to manage its Emergency … Read More
2021-03-20 14:46
The Rattler baseball, yesterday, put together a solid game to fight off the Florida Gulf Coast University Eagles by a score of 9-6 at Moore-Kittles Field on campus. The Rattlers w… Read More
2021-03-19 19:47
Rep. Gwen S. Cherry, Esq.In honor of Women's History Month, we honor two of our own Gwen Saywer Cherry, Esq. and Carrie Pittman Meek. Both Cherry and Meek blazed new trails across Flor… Read More
2021-03-18 15:49
Conn’s HomePlus, a specialty furniture retailer based in Texas, has gifted FAMU $100,000. $80,000 of the gift will be used to fund two scholarships worth $10,000 a year… Read More
2021-03-17 12:10
March is National Nutrition Month, and in honor of the month FAMU agriculture students provide a few simple & healthy recipes in their "Taste of the Month" video series on YouTube Read More
2021-03-16 12:33
The FAMU School of Journalism & Graphic Communication's (SJGC) will host a virtual forum “Politico@FAMU: Social Justice and the Political Divide” with journalist from PO… Read More
2021-03-15 11:22
Elijah Rutland, a FAMU senior graphic design student, had his artwork displayed in the arena, at the players’ hotel, on the broadcast and across NBA social platforms ahead of and durin… Read More
2021-03-14 15:20
The FAMU Rattler baseball team claimed its second victory of the season last night with a 3-1 victory over the Grambling State Tigers in game two of the Ralph Garr-Bill Lucas HBCU Baseb… Read More
2021-03-13 16:41
The Rattler baseball team, last night, picked up their first win of the season by beating the Grambling State Tigers 7-4 in the inaugural Ralph Garr-Bill Lucas HBCU Baseball Classic&nbs&hell…Read More
2021-03-12 12:39
The FAMU men’s basketball season came to an end yesterday as the No. 2 seed in the MEAC South Division dropped a heartbreaker 77-75 to Morgan State in the semifinals of the MEAC Tourna… Read More
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