Tag: FAMU

Florida Board of Governors threatening to eliminate these FAMU programs

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 — […]

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 […]