“Dr. Mangum's leadership ensured the transfer of nearly 400
acres from the United States Department of Agriculture to FAMU- the largest
transfer ever to an HBCU,” the petition says.
The petition, which asks the FAMU Board of Trustees to grant
Mangum a contract extension, is incorrect about the amount of federal land that
was transferred to the university. It was 3,800 acres, not 400 acres.
“Rattlers4FAMU Real Rattlers” also ignored the fact that the
transfer agreement was signed before Mangum even came to FAMU.
Back on March 1, 2014, FAMU Interim President Larry Robinson and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack signed a Memorandum of Understanding to transfer the 3,800 acres of federal land in Brooksville to FAMU.
The land was formerly used as a research station that
focused on beef cattle. That research station closed in 2012.
Mangum finished the transfer process that had started before
she became president.
