With Florida A&M University’s licensure exam pass rates remaining lower than benchmarks and goals, Florida Board of Governors Vice Chair Alan Levine says he is ready to get rid of the programs if there is no turnaround. This comes as FAMU falls short of hitting the marks in all of its professional licensure programs — […]
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Top FAMU official resigns amid $237M donation calamity
TALLAHASSEE, Florida — A senior official at Florida A&M University stepped down Wednesday over her role in accepting what was initially billed as a transformative gift for the school that abruptly collapsed amid questions about its actual value. The resignation of Shawnta Friday-Stroud, a vice president at the historically Black university in northern Florida, was […]
FAMU gets record $237M gift from Batterson Farms CEO Gregory Gerami
There was a $237 million surprise at the Florida A&M University graduation on Saturday afternoon when Gregory Gerami announced that he was donating one of the largest gifts in HBCU history. “This gift is breathtaking in its generosity and its scope,” FAMU President Larry Robinson said. Florida A&M University received a whopping $237 million gift […]
FAMU pharmacy students, parents ‘disheartened’ as exit exam determines graduation status
It’s graduation season, but what should be a celebratory moment isn’t for some Florida A&M University’s pharmacy students and their parents. Here’s why: If the expected graduating class of FAMU’s College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Public Health (CoPPS IPH) does not pass a required exit exam, those students will not receive degrees. […]
FAMU student affairs VP named finalist in Tennessee State University president search
Florida A&M University’s Vice President for Student Affairs William E. Hudson Jr. has been named one of three finalists in Tennessee State University’s search for its next president. The public HBCU’s (historically Black college or university) search comes after its current president, Glenda Glover, announced in August that she will be stepping down at the […]