2024-01-10 13:15
Iris A. Elijah, Esq. has joined the FAMU General Counsel’s Office and will serve as deputy general counsel. Elijah previously worked as an assistant general counsel in the FAMU General… Read More
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2024-01-09 06:23
FAMU football's head coaching search, which began around 3pm on New Year’s Day, appears to be nearing an end as various sources suggests that Athletics Director Tiffani Dawn Sykes &hell…Read More
2024-01-08 18:11
Cecil Howard, J.D. has been appointed as the new associate provost for academic programs at the FAMU College of Law. He will based in Orlando and will serve as a liaison to the university pr… Read More
2024-01-07 07:49
Dr. Julian E. White, retired, Director of Bands and Chairman of the Music Department at FAMU has been selected for induction into the of the National Band Association (NBA) Hall of Fame… Read More
2024-01-05 15:15
Fresh off its first Celebration Bowl victory in school history, the FAMU football team had hoped for a relatively non-eventful off-season where the only challenge would be figuring out how t… Read More
2024-01-04 13:04
Three FAMU graphic design students, and one graduate, racked up 28 awards at the 36th Annual Florida Print Awards held in Orlando. The Florida Print Awards, held by the… Read More
2024-01-03 05:47
The FAMU School of Architecture & Engineering Technology (SAET) is putting the finishing touches on its a new Digital Fabrication and Printing Lab. The lab will allow students to c… Read More
2024-01-02 03:49
FAMU head football coach Willie Simmons has resigned to accept a running backs coach position at Duke University to work under incoming head coach Manny Diaz. Diaz and S… Read More
2023-12-31 18:11
After 52 weeks of covering the victors and the vanquished, the champions and the also-rans, the heroes and villains of FAMU, there was an embarrassment of riches to choose from – liter… Read More
2023-12-30 14:48
The FAMU College of Law is among five law schools in the country in 2022 where the number of women students enrolled was double the number of men, according to the latest Ame… Read More
2023-12-28 08:44
23,833 prospective students applied to FAMU for admission for the Fall 2023-24 term. The university accepted nearly 26 percent (or 6,168) of the applicants, with 34 percent (… Read More
2023-12-26 15:04
State. Sen. Tina Polsky, D-Boca RatonFlorida’s public universities would no longer be allowed to select their presidents in total secrecy, under proposed new legislation.State Sen. Tin… Read More
2023-12-24 16:26
In one 48 hour period this past week, the FAMU Rattler football team picked up three highly regarded transfers from a Florida State Seminole football program that went 13-0 this year.&n&hell…Read More
2023-12-22 06:40
Florida is opting out of a new federal program that would provide $248 million to the state to help feed 2 million children next summer who might otherwise go hungry.The state agency best eq… Read More
2023-12-21 13:52
A new study finds that African American students who initially enroll at historically Black colleges or universities (HBCUs) are nearly 15 percent more likely to graduate and have… Read More
2023-12-20 13:25
FAMU picks up another No. 1 HBCU ranking, this time by Niche college-ranking services, a website which ranks colleges academic performance based on analyzes of dozens of public data set… Read More
2023-12-18 15:13
FAMU has renamed its Institute for Research in Music and Entertainment Industry Studies honor of alums Julian “Cannonball” and Nat Adderley .The Adderley brot… Read More
2023-12-17 09:06
The FAMU Rattlers defeated the Howard Bison by a score of 30-26 to win the 2023 Celebration Bowl before 41,108 fans in the Mercedes Benz Dome in Atlanta, Ga. The Rattlers are just the second… Read More
2023-12-16 13:19
When the FAMU Rattlers take on the Howard Bison this afternoon for the HBCU national championship in the Celebration Bowl, they will do so with a lot of local flavor. Nearly two d… Read More
2023-12-15 12:16
US Vice President Kamala Harris will attend the Cricket Celebration Bowl in Atlanta on Saturday to support her alma mater Howard University as it plays FAMU for the HBCU national c… Read More
2023-12-14 08:53
Major Bohler CovinFAMU Rattler football players continue to rack up postseason honors as … Read More
2023-12-12 13:36
FAMU to boost starting pay for FAMU Police Officers to $60,000, a $9,000 increase, to be more competitive in the local market. The pay increase was approved by FAMU Trustees last week.The&nb&hell…Read More
2023-12-11 05:02
Despite winning on the football field, FAMU Athletics faces a projected $816,912 budget deficit for the 2023-24 academic year, according to documents Athletic Director Tiffani Dawn Syke… Read More
2023-12-10 16:38
The Celebration Bowl is set, with FAMU (11-1), ranked No. 5 nationally among FCS schools, and Howard (6-5)— a pair of old MEAC rivals — scheduled to meet in Atlanta, S… Read More
2023-12-08 13:36
The 41-member FAMU Concert Choir recently traveled to Vienna, Austria for a series of performances at the Historic Melk Abby Church, The Schonbrum Palace, Vienna City Festival and the Vienna… Read More
2023-12-06 20:11
Major HazeltonMajor Hazelton, a former FAMU football and track star, who set records on both the gridiron and track died earlier this week in Chicago, IL. He was 80 years old.&nbs&hell…Read More
2023-12-05 13:55
Celebration Bowl weekend will be a busy one for some Rattlers, as FAMU will hold its Fall Commencement ceremony the evening before. ABC News president Kim Godwin, a FAMU alum… Read More
2023-12-04 14:29
FAMU recently purchased the former FAMU Credit Union Building located at 1550 Melvin Street adjacent to the campus for $641,000. The 3,650 sq ft, two-story building, which is located on… Read More
2023-12-03 12:28
The No. 5 ranked FAMU Rattler football team defeated the Prairie View A&M Panthers Saturday night 35-14 in Bragg Memorial Stadium to capture their first SWAC Championship since joining t… Read More
2023-12-02 05:59
FAMU will host its first post-season football game in Bragg Stadium in 25 years tomorrow as the Rattlers take on Prairie View A&M in the Southwestern Athletic Conference Championship gam… Read More
2023-11-30 13:30
The FAMU men’s basketball team suffered a double overtime loss, at home, to the Albany State (GA) Rams 92-85. The loss to the Rams, a division 2 opponent from the SIAC, was… Read More
2023-11-29 12:33
FAMU Head football coach Willie Simmons has been named SWAC Coach of the Year, while quarterback Jeremy Moussa and linebacker Isaiah Major received Offensi… Read More
2023-11-28 13:38
Thirteen members of the FAMU Rattler football team have received first and second team All-SWAC honors for 2023. "We are honored to represent the SWAC with the most all-conference… Read More
2023-11-27 14:33
Overall hiring for the graduating Class of 2024 is projected to decrease 1.9% but does not indicate a bad job market, according to a new survey from the National Association of Colleges and… Read More
2023-11-26 13:16
FAMU women’s basketball team picked up their first win of the season, yesterday, by downing the Jacksonville University Dolphins 59-54 in an afternoon game in the Al Lawson… Read More
2023-11-25 14:23
The FAMU women's basketball are searching for the their first win of the 2023-24 as they host Jacksonville University this afternoon in the Al Lawson Center. The Rattlers are 0-4… Read More
2023-11-22 12:48
Moussa MajorFAMU quarterback Jeremy Moussa and lineback Isaiah Major are finalist for the FCS Nationa… Read More
2023-11-20 15:29
FAMU, recently, signed a partnership agreement with the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) to recruitment students to this branch of the military as either officers or civilian employees. The USCG… Read More
2023-11-19 12:48
The FAMU football team defeated in-state rival Bethune-Cookman 24-7 before a crowd of 56, 227 in the 44th Florida Blue Florida Classic on Saturday at Camping World Stadium. T… Read More
2023-11-18 14:44
The FAMU football team will face off against in-state rival Bethune-Cookman today in the 45th edition of the Florida Classic. The Rattlers (9-1 overall, 7-0 in the Southwestern Ath… Read More
2023-11-17 16:02
The main attraction of Florida Classic Weekend is no doubt the annual game between HBCU all-stars Bethune-Cookman University Wildcats and the Florida A&M University Rattlers at Camping W… Read More
2023-11-16 09:33
Zsa’Queria Martin, a FAMU Law graduate, with a bright future went viral on Instragram after taking to the platform to announce that she successfully passed the New York Bar Exam &ldquo&hell…Read More
2023-11-14 13:45
Mielle Organics, a global hair care brand, a division of Proctor & Gamble Beauty, has signed a three-year, $250,000, sponsorship deal with the FAMU Cheerleaders.The sponsorship includes… Read More
2023-11-13 14:16
This week’s upcoming Florida Classic football game pitting FAMU against Bethune Cookman University on Saturday at 3:30 pm is more than just a football game. It’s a vib… Read More
2023-11-12 13:27
Jaquez Yant ran for two touchdowns, Deco Wilson returned an interception 51 yards for a TD as FAMU beat Lincoln (CA) 28-0 Saturday night to extend its win streak to eight games.The Ratt… Read More
2023-11-10 17:01
New College of Florida (NCF), the smallest school in the State University System of Florida, this week, asked the Florida Board of Governors for nearly a half a billion dollar investment fro… Read More
2023-11-09 05:02
FAMU looked internally to find the next dean of the School of Architecture + Engineering Technology (SAET) by choosing to tap interim dean Andrew Chin as the new permanent dean.&nb&hell…Read More
2023-11-08 13:18
Both FAMU men’s and women’s basketball teams lost their season openers to nationally ranked opponents on Tuesday night. The women suffered a 93-64 loss to the No. 11 r… Read More
2023-11-07 05:46
The FAMU men’s and women’s basketball teams open the 2023-24 campaign this evening. The men travel to Nebraska to take on 8th ranked Creighton and the women trave… Read More
2023-11-05 12:31
The FAMU Rattler football team defeated the Alabama A&M Bulldogs (4-5, 2-4 SWAC), 42-28 Saturday in Normal, AL. The victory helped the Rattlers improve to … Read More
2023-11-04 12:15
The No. 13 ranked FAMU Rattlers travel to Normal, AL, today to take on SWAC foe Alabama A&M Bulldogs in a 2 pm EST contest which will be broadcast live on ESPN+. The Rattlers… Read More
2023-11-03 13:01
The return of federal student loan payments this month threatens to derail prospects for graduates of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, a cohort already facing steep ec… Read More
2023-11-01 14:28
The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education is making changes to its most closely watched college labels.The American Council on Education, which helps manage the cl… Read More
2023-10-31 15:42
The Education Department is proposing to cancel some or all of the outstanding student loans for certain categories of borrowers, including those who have spent more than 25 years in repayme… Read More
2023-10-30 13:28
Undergraduate enrollment this fall has increased for the first time since the pandemic, 2.1% above fall 2022 and 1.2% above 2021, according to preliminary data from the National Student… Read More
2023-10-29 05:42
The FAMU Rattlers put together a solid four quarters football game Saturday afternoon to defeat the Prairie View A&M Panthers 45-7. The victory, along with Alabama State&rsq&hell…Read More
2023-10-28 04:43
The latest round of university trustee appointments from Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida includes two notable critics of diversity, equity and inclusion practices in higher education who ar… Read More
2023-10-26 15:19
Arturo Nuñez, a 1989 graduate of the FAMU School of Business, serve as the keynote speaker for the 2023 Homecoming Convocation.at 10:10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 27 in the Al Lawson Mult… Read More
2023-10-25 12:55
U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle has scheduled a Nov. 8 hearing on the state’s request to dismiss a potential class-action lawsuit alleging discrimination against historically Black F… Read More
2023-10-24 04:02
The FAMU women's cross-country team won its first SWAC championship title on Monday, since joining the conference in 2021. The Rattlers had the lowest score with 63 pts. They… Read More
2023-10-22 15:55
The FAMU Rattlers used a big third quarter to pull out a 31-21 win over host Texas Southern Tigers Saturday night inside Shell Energy Stadium in Houston. The No. 18 ra… Read More
2023-10-21 15:20
The No. 18 ranked FAMU Rattlers, today, travel to Houston to take on the Texas Southern Tigers in a Southwestern Athletic Conference divisional crossover… Read More
2023-10-19 12:40
Seven former presidents of public institutions in Florida published in an op-ed in The Tampa Bay Times Wednesday criticizing the legislative steps the state has tak… Read More
2023-10-18 12:09
FAMU’s homecoming football game against the Prairie View next week will now be televised nationally on ESPNU the network announced earlier this week.The game will mark the t… Read More
2023-10-17 11:52
Researchers from the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering are kicking off a new project to help clean up Florida’s ecosystem, one lake at a time. Nasrin Alamdari, an assistant professo… Read More
2023-10-16 11:50
The FAMU Men’s Golf team won the 2023 SAS Championship HBCU Invitational in Cary, NC, over the weekend finishing atop the field of five teams in the Division 1 Men’s bracket.&nbs&hell…Read More
2023-10-14 15:13
Florida’s new law to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion activities in higher education would effectively gut public colleges’ explicit efforts to improve the academic outc… Read More
2023-10-13 14:55
The FAMU Board of Trustees, yesterday, unanimously elected Kristin Harper as its new board chair. Harper — a FAMU alumna who graduated with both her bachelor’s and mas… Read More
2023-10-12 12:00
Increased safety concerns in and around HBCU campuses escalated over the past week after campus shootings at Morgan State and Bowie State universities in Maryland during their homecomi… Read More
2023-10-10 12:21
Last week, Florida State University System Chancellor Ray Rodrigues, responded publicly to the Biden Administrations’ letter to the state urging the state to equitably fund FAMU… Read More
2023-10-09 14:56
FAMU sees a 14 percent increase in the number of doctoral students, on the FAMU side, at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering. The College overall saw its graduate enrollment break… Read More
2023-10-08 10:12
Jeremy Moussa threw for 325 yards and two touchdowns as FAMU scored the final 10 points in the fourth quarter to beat SWAC rival Southern 26-19 in Baton Rouge, LA, on Saturday night to… Read More
2023-10-07 06:24
Tonight, the FAMU Rattlers (4-1/3-0 SWAC) and the Southern University Jaguars (2-2/2-0 SWAC) renew one of the most storied rivalries in HBCU football tonight at 7 pm ET at AW Munford Stadium… Read More
2023-10-05 10:29
Five people, including four students, were shot late Tuesday on the campus of Morgan State University after a homecoming event. The Maryland university canceled classes for the remainder of… Read More
2023-10-04 04:20
FAMU was recently named as a Fulbright Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Institutional Leader for 2023 by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educati… Read More
2023-10-02 04:01
It has been a little over three months since FAMU announced its three finalists for the next vice president for University Advancement (VPUA) and executive director of t… Read More
2023-10-01 18:51
LB Allen Smith celebrates after recovering a fumble in the end zone. The FAMU Rattlers went 4 plays and 10 yards in its opening drive against Mississippi Valley State, after QB Jeremy M… Read More
2023-09-30 14:39
The FAMU Rattler football team travels to Itta Bena, MS, today to take on the Delta Devils of Mississippi Valley State U in a SWAC match up at 7 pm night. The Rattlers are 3… Read More
2023-09-29 08:10
Bridgett Gordon, who was selected as FAMU’s new women’s basketball coach July 29, is ready to put her stamp on the Lady Rattlers basketball program. &n&hell…Read More
2023-09-27 05:09
Tickets to FAMU’s homecoming football game against SWAC foe Prairie View A&M University on October 28 appears to be sold out, at least online anyway. According to T… Read More
2023-09-26 04:01
The Florida Board of Bar Examiners said last week that nearly 72% of July’s first-time test takers passed its attorney licensing exam, up from 64% in July 2022. The results… Read More
2023-09-25 14:06
Jacob Freeman, a wide receiver on the Alabama State University football team, was booked and released at the Leon County Jail on Saturday night and charged with "battery cause bodily harm."… Read More
2023-09-24 13:43
Jeremy Moussa threw two first-half touchdowns and Isaiah Major added a 40-yard pick-six in the closing minutes as Florida A&M extended its home win streak to 17 games with… Read More
2023-09-23 15:10
FAMU President Larry Robinson announced salary increases for eligible faculty, administrators and staff, effective August 18.“It gives me great pleasure to announce that special fundin… Read More
2023-09-21 13:32
Tomorrow, FAMU will officially dedicate, and name, the football locker room inside the Galimore-Powell fieldhouse in honor of former longtime head athletic trainer and… Read More
2023-09-20 13:23
US Dept of Ed Secretary CardonaThe secretaries of education and agriculture sent a joint letter to the governors of 16 states, including Florida, Monday, urging them to make up for deca… Read More
2023-09-19 13:46
Rattler football fans trying to get into FAMU football's home opener against the UWF, Saturday, were met with long lines and delays getting into the game causing many to miss the start of th… Read More
2023-09-18 12:12
The much-anticipated U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Colleges 2024” guidebook was released late Sunday night and FAMU achieved a coveted spot among the ranks of the na… Read More
2023-09-17 13:50
The FAMU Rattlers defeated the University of West Florida in its home opener football game 31-10 Saturday to extend its home winning streak to 16 games. With the victory, the Rattlers improv… Read More
2023-09-15 05:25
Gregory Adam Haile, president, Broward College (Ft. Lauderdale) abruptly resigned from his position Wednesday evening, one month after Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed three new conservative memb… Read More
2023-09-14 14:53
This Saturday, prior to the season-opener football game against the University of West Florida, FAMU will officially dedicate, and rename, the football field at Bragg Memorial Stadium Florid… Read More
2023-09-13 23:37
Eleven years ago, life looked a lot different for Melissa Butler, the 2009 FAMU SBI graduate, was working long hours as a financial analyst on Wall Street for Barclays Bank. After clock… Read More
2023-09-13 12:42
FAMU grad Melissa Butler, Founder and CEO of The Lip Bar, Inc., earlier this month announced that her 11-year old cosmetics brand has expanded into 3,300 CVS locations doublin… Read More
2023-09-11 14:07
The nation's 107 historically Black colleges and universities received 178 times less funding from philanthropic foundations compared to the eight Ivy League institutions on average in 2019… Read More
2023-09-10 14:34
The FAMU Rattler football team lost to the USF Bulls 38-24 on Saturday. The Bulls improved to 1-1 on the season while the Rattlers dropped to 1-1.Jeremy Moussa led FAMU's passing… Read More
2023-09-09 15:24
The FAMU Rattlers (1-0, 1-0 SWAC) will face off against the University of South Florida Bulls today in Tampa at Raymond James Stadium. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. &n&hell…Read More
2023-09-08 04:59
It’s been eight months since Florida Atlantic University president John Kelly retired, and since then — amid a stalled search for a replacement that critics say ha… Read More
2023-09-07 15:05
The FAMU School of Architecture and Engineering Technology was one of 16 organizations awarded an Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) Community Grant this year. The grant will support… Read More
2023-09-06 04:13
Gibbs Hall is eight FAMU residence hall torn down in five years.FAMU began demolition of Gibbs Hall dormitory which was named after university co-founder State Rep. Thom… Read More
2023-09-04 07:54
Marcus Riley returned the game's opening kickoff 96 yards for a score, Jeremy Moussa threw two touchdown passes, and FAMU beat Jackson State 28-10 on Sunday in the Orange Blos… Read More
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